The Eustis Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the DeLand Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
After soaring to a seven-point victory in their last game, Eustis came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Umatilla by a score of 6-4.
Julien Radcliffe was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Radcliffe was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ledger Pleasant made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Eli Feld was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Eustis didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Umatilla only tossed five.
Meanwhile, DeLand was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Orangewood Christian by a score of 9-6.
Eustis' record is now 9-8. As for DeLand, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
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