The Eustis Panthers will head out on the road to take on the West Orange Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eustis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Eustis can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Tavares as Eustis made off with a 16-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Eustis considering their one-run performance the game before.
Jensen Luke and Ciara Maple did most of the damage at the plate: Luke scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Maple scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Goff, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Orange got themselves on the board against Lake Nona on Tuesday, but Lake Nona never followed suit. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Orange.
Rylee Lenzi spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits.
On the hitting side, West Orange saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Clara Marvin, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Eustis' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for West Orange, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
West Orange's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Eustis has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for West Orange, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5. Will Eustis keep running through batters, or will West Orange buck the trend?
Eustis skirted past West Orange 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eustis since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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