The Lake Minneola Hawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the East Ridge Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lake Minneola is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Poinciana (and have done all season long). Lake Minneola put the hurt on Poinciana with a sharp 11-1 victory on Tuesday.
Brayden Richter looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Minneola got a big performance out of Rylan Zinn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryan Castellanos, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, East Ridge scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. They never let Wildwood onto the board and left with a 19-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for East Ridge considering their two-run performance the match before.
Cale Keene made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Keene was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other pitching news, Brendan Reynolds looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, East Ridge got a massive performance out of Bryan Estrella, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Adrian Pag?n was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
Lake Minneola has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for East Ridge, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Minneola has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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