Baseball Preview: Lakeland Chiefs vs. Western Wayne Wildcats
The Lakeland Chiefs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. Lakeland is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Lakeland came up short against Old Forge and fell 9-4.
Lakeland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Uram, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Western Wayne entered their matchup against Dunmore on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Western Wayne suffered a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Dunmore. It was the first time this season that Western Wayne let down their fans at home.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Western Wayne, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5.
Lakeland took their win against Western Wayne in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Western Wayne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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