While it was Tavares who put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, it was South Lake who put up more. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 2-1. The Bulldogs' loss continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.
Emersyn Lee was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Lee was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Lee wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Blakely Kite, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one double. Nina Earl also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Tavares now has a losing record of 6-7. As for South Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Tavares will host Lake Minneola at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Lake, they will head out to square off against Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season.
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