Sickles and East Lake squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Sickles had to settle for second. They fell just short of the East Lake Eagles by a score of 2-1. Sickles was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as East Lake apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Sickles got a good showing from Carter LeBlanc, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. LeBlanc has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sickles saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Lichtenfels, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On East Lake's side, Jackson Krukonis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Sickles' defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for East Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sickles will take on Largo at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Largo's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Sickles' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Lake, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Charlotte, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. East Lake is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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