The East Lake Eagles will take on the Sunlake Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Lake sitting on seven straight victories and Sunlake on three.
East Lake gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Berkeley Prep and snuck past 4-3.
Lucy Mondok made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Mondok has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mondok was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Mondok wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Christensen, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Sunlake rose to the challenge on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Gryphons out 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Sunlake as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Like East Lake, Sunlake also got a great game from a two-way player: Mia Fields. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Fields was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
East Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Sunlake, their victory bumped their record up to 17-9.
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