Tarpon Springs is 1-9 against East Lake since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Spongers will head out on the road to challenge the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Tarpon Springs has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Friday just wasn't the day for Tarpon Springs' offense. They came up short against Osceola on Friday, falling 15-0. The Spongers' loss continues a trend for the team, making it seven in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Lake). They put the hurt on St. Petersburg with a sharp 17-2 win on Wednesday. Considering the Eagles have won ten matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucy Mondok made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, East Lake let Ali Sheffield and Meagan Bostak run wild. Sheffield scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Bostak scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those three runs gave Sheffield a new career-high. Isabella Johnson also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
East Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .767. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Tarpon Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Tarpon Springs suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to East Lake in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Spongers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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