For the second straight game, East Lake will face off against Sickles. The Eagles will welcome the Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Lake 3.1, Sickles 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Sickles a 5-0 shutout.
Hunter Wallerstein
| 05/01/25 @ Sickles | 6 |
| 04/24/25 vs Gaither | 5 |
| 04/10/25 @ Hollins | 8 |
Not much got past Hunter Wallerstein, who gave up just a hit and racked up six Ks to keep Sickles off the board. Wallerstein has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Sheffield was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Drew Gerber, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
East Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sickles only posted a batting average of .045.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.2 runs over those games. As for Sickles, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-9.
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