Baseball Game Recap: Lakeland Vikings vs. Clinton Cardinals

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 1:12am

Baseball Recap: Lakeland Vikings vs. Clinton Cardinals

On Monday, the Lakeland Vikings came up short against the Clinton Cardinals and fell 7-3. Lakeland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For Clinton's part, they let Cody Mitchell and Kanden Lafarge loose on the outfield. Mitchell scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Lafarge went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of James Schmedding, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Clinton, the win got them back to even at 8-8.

Lakeland will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Appleton City, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Lakeland is facing Appleton City at the right time seeing as Appleton City is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Clinton, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Odessa at 4:30 p.m. Odessa will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

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