For the second straight game, Bloomingdale will face off against Lake Minneola. The Bulls will head out to challenge the Hawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bloomingdale's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Lake Minneola's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Bloomingdale heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Lake Minneola by a score of 4-2. The Bulls' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Lake Minneola's part, Jacob Cali made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Cali has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Cali wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Dougherty, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Lake Minneola was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomingdale only posted a batting average of .208.
Lake Minneola has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Bloomingdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-5.
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