Seminole is 0-10 against Lake Brantley since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Seminole Seminoles will square off against the Lake Brantley Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Seminole: 2.9, Lake Brantley: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Seminole is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Spruce Creek. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Seminole.
Anne Long spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addison Poe, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Lake Brantley had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 10-3 victory. Lake Brantley's win was all the more impressive since Creekside was averaging only 3.3 runs allowed on the season.
Lake Brantley also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lauren Compton gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Auriana Turner, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. McKaelyn Fowler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Seminole has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Lake Brantley, they pushed their record up to 18-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Seminole came up short against Lake Brantley in their previous meeting back in April, falling 3-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Compton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Seminole knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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