Eustis is 7-1 against Lake Mary since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eustis Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Lake Mary Rams at 6:00 p.m. Eustis will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Eustis put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against South Sumter as Eustis made off with a 10-2 victory.
Skyler Cloud made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Cloud has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Cloud was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other pitching news, Carson Roden looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jensen Luke, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Katie Short, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Lake Mary was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Calvary Christian.
Eustis pushed their record up to 15-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs per game. As for Lake Mary, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Eustis came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Mary in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Eustis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Mary turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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