Preview: Lake Region Thunder vs. Lake Gibson Braves
Lake Region has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Region is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, everything went Lake Region's way against Frostproof as Lake Region made off with a 9-3 win.
Jordan Gonzalez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). Gonzalez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ayden Wheelis was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Gage Calcutt was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lake Gibson fell victim to a tough 15-4 defeat at the hands of Fayetteville on Tuesday. Lake Gibson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Gibson saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Bryant, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Lake Region's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lake Gibson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Lake Gibson's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lake Region has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .442. It's a different story for Lake Gibson, though, as they've only averaged .212. Will they be able to contain Lake Region's hitters?
Lake Region came out on top in a nail-biter against Lake Gibson when the teams last played on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Region since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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