With a playoff game on the line, East Lake rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Charlotte Fightin' Tarpons with a sharp 8-2 victory. The result was nothing new for East Lake, who have now won 13 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
East Lake got a great performance from Jackson Krukonis as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Krukonis has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jayden Harriel was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Eli Millian, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Charlotte's side, they got a good showing from Dalton Hill, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Charlotte saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Edwin Feliciano, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
East Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. As for Charlotte, they dropped their record down to 14-14 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
East Lake will take on Bloomingdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Lake: 1.5, Bloomingdale: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Charlotte does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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