Hollins hasn't had much luck against East Lake recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Royals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Hollins is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against IMG Academy Black on Tuesday. They came up short against the Ascenders, falling 7-1.
Hollins saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Stiles, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, East Lake entered their tilt with Dunedin on Wednesday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 4-1.
East Lake pushed their record up to 17-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Hollins, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
Hollins couldn't quite get it done against East Lake in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as they fell 7-3. Can the Royals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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