With a playoff game on the line, East Lake rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sickles Gryphons and snuck past 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for East Lake.
Jackson Krukonis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East Lake's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Camden Boehm, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Sickles' side, they got a good showing from Carter LeBlanc, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Sickles, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Lake's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Sickles, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Largo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Largo: 3.4, Sickles: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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