Haines City fell victim to Discovery and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Discovery Spartans. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Haines City's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Discovery's part, Zachary Wagle was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Wagle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wagle was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Jamor C Richardson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Anderson Jorge was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
Haines City dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Discovery, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-6.
Haines City will take on Victory Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Victory Christian Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.07 runs per game on average), something Haines City will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Discovery, they are on the road again on Friday to play Wekiva at 7:00 p.m. Discovery will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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