Lake Minneola entered their tilt with Leesburg with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Leesburg Yellow Jackets 13-5. That's more bragging rights for Lake Minneola, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tristan Rocha looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Fabian Antonsanti, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Pierre, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Leesburg's side, David Martinis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Lake Minneola has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Leesburg, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
Lake Minneola will head out on the road to challenge Osceola at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Minneola is facing Osceola at the right time seeing as Osceola is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Leesburg, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against First Academy at 7:00 p.m. First Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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