There's no place like home for South Lake, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They had just enough and edged the Tavares Bulldogs out 8-7. That's more bragging rights for South Lake, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Alijah Curry, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Dawson Kirkland was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Tavares' side, Jeruel Rivera-Torres was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Rivera-Torres has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rivera-Torres was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Darrien Henderson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
South Lake has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Tavares, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
South Lake will be playing at home against Davenport at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Davenport has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.89 runs per game on average), something South Lake will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Tavares, they will be playing at home against Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Horizon will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Tavares surely won't give up without a fight.
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