The Lake Brantley Patriots will challenge the Seabreeze Sandcrabs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Brantley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Lake Brantley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 13-3 margin over Seminole last Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Lake Brantley got a great performance from Lucas Ostolaza as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Ostolaza has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Menfis Colon-Viera
| 03/13/25 vs Seminole | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Lake Mary | 1 |
| 02/25/25 @ Lake Howell | 1 |
| 02/10/25 vs Apopka | 1 |
On the hitting side, Menfis Colon-Viera was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maurice Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Seabreeze came up short against Maclay on Thursday and fell 8-3. The Sandcrabs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jake Deising was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Lake Brantley's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Seabreeze, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Brantley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Seabreeze struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. 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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