It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wekiva can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the Lake Minneola Hawks on Tuesday. Wekiva's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Lake Minneola's part, Kaydence Schutte made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Schutte has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schutte was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makenzie Merkey, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple. Amaliz Martinez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Wekiva's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Lake Minneola, their victory bumped their record up to 9-15.
Wekiva does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Minneola, they are on the road again on Thursday to play South Lake at 7:00 p.m. South Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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