The Lake Howell Silver Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Oakleaf Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Howell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Oakleaf's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lake Howell heads in on the heels of a playoff match last Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to Winter Springs. Lake Howell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Oakleaf gave their fans yet another huge win last Wednesday. Everything went their way against Nease as Oakleaf made off with a 7-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Oakleaf sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Charlotte Maddox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Maddox was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Desiree Norris was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Avery Garcia was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Lake Howell's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Oakleaf, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Lake Howell suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Oakleaf in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. Can Lake Howell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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