Baseball Recap: Lakeland picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 14, 2024, 12:47am

Baseball Recap: Lakeland Lakers vs. Angola Hornets

In what's become a running theme this season, Lakeland gave their fans yet another huge win in Saturday's second game. They put the hurt on the Angola Hornets with a sharp 13-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lakeland.

Cole Frost was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Taylor Wells was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

On Angola's side, they got a good showing from Brady Warren, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits.

At the plate, Kenny Konrad made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Payton Fulton, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Lakeland's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs per game. As for Angola, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Lakeland will play host again on Monday to welcome Westview, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Angola, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Fremont at 5:30 p.m.

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