If Skyline was riding high off their 15-0 takedown of Independent last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Skyline Thunderbirds fell 5-1 to the Minneola Wildcats on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Skyline of the 9-8 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Skyline saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Berens, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Berens has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On Minneola's side, Eli Lang made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 17 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Lang was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Miramontes, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Britt Grigsby, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Skyline now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Minneola, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Skyline by a score of 8-6 later that day.
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