It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake Minneola can now relate to. They fell just short of the South Lake Eagles by a score of 11-9 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lake Minneola of the 10-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Giselle McCormick was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Amaliz Martinez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Even though they lost, Lake Minneola didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Lake only tossed three.
On South Lake's side, Destiny Johns was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma George, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Lake Minneola's loss dropped their record down to 9-16. As for South Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Lake Minneola does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Lake, they will be playing at home against George Jenkins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. George Jenkins' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so South Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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