Minneola had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Skyline Thunderbirds 8-6. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Minneola also won the last time the pair played on Tuesday.
Eli Lang was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
On Skyline's side, Justus Novotny put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Novotny was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Brayden Berens was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Minneola's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Skyline, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Minneola will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Stanton County at 3:00 p.m. Minneola's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Stanton County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Skyline, they will be playing at home against Ellis at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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