Countryside is 0-10 against East Lake since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Countryside Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the East Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Countryside will head into Tuesday's match on the come-up: they were handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Pinellas Park on Tuesday. Countryside skirted past Pinellas Park 7-5.
Kaylyn Mitchum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kiara Mata, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Olivia Young, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, East Lake gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Palm Harbor University a 7-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for East Lake as they're now sitting on three straight.
The result came thanks to Lucy Mondok's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, East Lake saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danessa Gergen, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Christensen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Countryside's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for East Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Countryside suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to East Lake when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Countryside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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