The Eau Gallie Commodores will challenge the Lake Region Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Eau Gallie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rockledge a 14-0 shutout. Eau Gallie might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matches by seven runs or more this season.
Heather Rue was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Rue was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Gabriella Barrera and Shyla Eppert did most of the damage at the plate: Barrera got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and a triple, while Eppert scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Sara Walsh was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Lake Region's way against Citrus on Wednesday as Lake Region made off with a 10-3 win.
Lake Region got a big performance out of Elisa Charles, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bailee Ellis, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4.
Eau Gallie has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Lake Region, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Eau Gallie has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. However, it's not like Lake Region struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Eau Gallie suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Lake Region in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. Thankfully for Eau Gallie, Mary Haff (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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