The East Lake Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Palm Harbor University Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Lake has three straight wins, Palm Harbor University has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Lake barely beat Tarpon Springs the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. East Lake's pitchers stepped up to hand Tarpon Springs a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by six runs or more this season.
Camden Boehm made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in hits (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Sheffield, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Eli Millian was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Palm Harbor University started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Countryside. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars on Tuesday. Hurricanes fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Cougars since on Tuesday.
East Lake's record is now 7-2. As for Palm Harbor University, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
East Lake took their victory against Palm Harbor University in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Lake since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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