Softball Preview: Mulberry Panthers vs. Lakeland Dreadnaughts
The Mulberry Panthers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:00 p.m. Mulberry is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Mulberry stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kathleen an 18-0 shutout. 18 seems to be a good number for Mulberry as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Laura Robinson looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Brianna Eichlin was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Gracie Danforth, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came up short against Seffner Christian on Thursday and fell 7-3.
Mulberry's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Lakeland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Mulberry beat Lakeland 4-0 in their previous meeting last Monday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lakeland's Kennedy Davenport, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mulberry still be able to contain Davenport? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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