Sunlake is 2-8 against Land O' Lakes since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sunlake Seahawks will head out on the road to face off against the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Sunlake: 2.9, Land O' Lakes: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Sunlake's offense. They fell just short of Wesley Chapel by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Seahawks were not able to get on the board.
Sunlake got a good showing from Cameron Nunez, who didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes didn't have quite enough to beat River Ridge on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aiden Marsiglio was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Land O' Lakes saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Vollsteadt, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Sunlake's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Land O' Lakes, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sunlake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Land O' Lakes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Sunlake skirted past Land O' Lakes 5-3 when the teams last played on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sunlake since the team 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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