Viera extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Lake Minneola. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Lake Minneola Hawks 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Viera as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Dylan Jordan tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Schmidt was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Lake Minneola's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colson May, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Viera's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-11. As for Lake Minneola, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6.
Viera will challenge East River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Viera's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so East River's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Lake Minneola does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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