Softball Recap: Eustis Wins Going Away Against Umatilla

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

02/27/25 @ Leesburg	19
02/18/25 @ Taylor	15
02/21/25 @ Master's Academy	12
04/11/25 @ Umatilla	10
04/01/25 vs Tavares	10

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Montverde Academy, Eustis was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Umatilla Bulldogs as they made off with a 14-4 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by ten runs or more this season.

Carson Roden looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Brooklyn Powhida was a standout: she scored five runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrianna Covino, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.

Eustis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Umatilla only posted a batting average of .208.

Eustis' victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Umatilla, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.

Eustis will welcome South Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games the Eagles have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Umatilla, they will head out to challenge Leesburg at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Yellow Jackets have averaged an impressive 12.6 runs per game this season.