Baseball Recap: Lakeland Christian Vikings vs. Winter Haven Blue Devils
Lakeland Christian stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Winter Haven Blue Devils 13-3. Lakeland Christian's win was all the more impressive since Winter Haven was averaging only 3.7 runs allowed on the season.
Carson Martin tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Gavin Byrd and Trey Bentley did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Bentley went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Dan Colon, who went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Lakeland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Winter Haven, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeland Christian will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Keswick Christian, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeland Christian: 3.9, Keswick Christian: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Winter Haven, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Discovery at 7:30 p.m. Discovery is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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