With a playoff win on the line, Sickles rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the East Lake Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gryphons.
Brandon Gonzales
| 04/30/25 vs East Lake | 8 |
| 04/24/25 vs Palmetto | 6 |
| 04/15/25 vs Largo | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Gaither | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Stoneman Douglas | 6 |
| + 17 more games |
Brandon Gonzales was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaden Nazar, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Zach Dial was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Sickles was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Lake only posted a batting average of .167.
Sickles' record is now 23-8. As for East Lake, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-9.
Sickles will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
