Thursday just wasn't the day for East Lee County's offense. They came up short against the Gateway Eagles on Thursday, falling 8-0. The Jaguars haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Adrian Warden spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered seven earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, East Lee County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Mangual, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
East Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Gateway, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
East Lee County will head out to take on Cape Coral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Lee County is facing Cape Coral at the right time seeing as Cape Coral is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Gateway, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Oasis at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Gateway's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Oasis has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
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