Lake Minneola extended their postseason success on Thursday against Bloomingdale. They skirted past the Bulls 4-2. This was a revenge game for the Hawks: when they faced off against the Bulls on Wednesday, they had to take a 7-0 defeat.
Jacob Cali was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.
Cali wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Chase Dougherty, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Lake Minneola was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomingdale only posted a batting average of .208.
Lake Minneola has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Bloomingdale, they moved to 25-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Lake Minneola will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulls: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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