For the second straight game, Lake Minneola will face off against Bloomingdale. The Hawks will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Bulls at 1:00 p.m.
Lake Minneola is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloomingdale, sneaking past 4-2.
Jacob Cali made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Cali wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Dougherty, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Lake Minneola was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomingdale only posted a batting average of .208.
Lake Minneola has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Bloomingdale, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-5.
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