The Seabreeze Sandcrabs will square off against the Lake Brantley Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, Seabreeze came up short against Maclay 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.
Meanwhile, Lake Brantley waltzed into their matchup last Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Seminoles with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Patriots' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Lucas Ostolaza tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
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. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Maurice Brown was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Lake Brantley pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Seabreeze, their defeat 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. Seabreeze has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Brantley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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