The East Ridge Knights will square off against the Lake Minneola Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Ridge's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
East Ridge lost 13-2 to South Lake on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly 11 runs.
East Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Dewoody, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Dewoody hit this season.
Meanwhile, Lake Minneola beat Eustis 4-1 on Thursday.
Lake Minneola also got a great performance from Jacob Cali as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest earned runs Cali has allowed since back in February.
On the hitting side, Chase Dougherty was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Lake Minneola is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. East Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
East Ridge couldn't quite get it done against Lake Minneola in their previous meeting last Thursday as they fell 7-2. Will East Ridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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