Tavares was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Umatilla. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Umatilla this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 back in February.
Tavares saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kishun Ramjeet, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Ramjeet has hit this season.
Tavares' record now sits at 2-17. As for Umatilla, with the win, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 13-11.
Coming up, Tavares will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Leesburg at 6:00 p.m. The Yellow Jackets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.65 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Umatilla, they are taking a road trip to square off against Mount Dora Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Umatilla's pitchers better be ready for this one: Mount Dora Christian Academy has averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
