It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lake Brantley had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Ocoee Knights 3-2.
ASHTON OQUINN spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, RYLEY CHAPMAN was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases. JUSTIS MIKE was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Ocoee's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Eason, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lake Brantley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Ocoee, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Lake Brantley will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Apopka at 7:00 p.m. Apopka is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Ocoee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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