Tarpon Springs is 0-10 against East Lake since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tarpon Springs Spongers will head out on the road to take on the East Lake Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Tarpon Springs will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Tarpon Springs scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Gibbs as Tarpon Springs made off with a 13-2 victory. Considering Tarpon Springs has won five matches by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Dereck Tyler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Tyler was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Joey Matera and Matthew Beckett did most of the damage at the plate: Matera scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Beckett scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Carson Tibbits was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, East Lake's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Calvary Christian.
Andrew Sheffield was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Daniel Spicher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Tarpon Springs' win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for East Lake, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tarpon Springs has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tarpon Springs suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to East Lake when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Tarpon Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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