Lake Minneola and South Lake are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lake Minneola Hawks will head out on the road to take on the South Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Lake Minneola nor South Lake posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lake Minneola unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 4-1 to Tavares.
Lake Minneola saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Schaller, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Schaller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, South Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 15-0 defeat at the hands of The First Academy. The shutout was out of character for South Lake seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Lake Minneola's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for South Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Minneola has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like South Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lake Minneola came out on top in a nail-biter against South Lake in their previous matchup last Thursday, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Minneola since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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