Tavares is 1-7 against South Lake since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tavares Bulldogs will be playing at home against the South Lake Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Tavares only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt First Academy on Friday. Tavares blew past First Academy 13-3. With that victory, Tavares brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Aliyah Cantu-Lopez made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cantu-Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Bailey Rasmussen was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Emersyn Lee, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, South Lake put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Mount Dora as South Lake made off with a 17-5 win. The victory was just what South Lake needed coming off of a 14-3 defeat in their prior game.
Marissa Weaver spent all 56 innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jessica Merk, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Chloe Stone was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Tavares' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5. As for South Lake, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Tavares might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from South Lake in their previous matchup on March 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weaver, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that Tavares knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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