Baseball Preview: Bartow Yellow Jackets vs. Lakeland Dreadnaughts
The Bartow Yellow Jackets will take on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Bartow will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Bartow is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Auburndale (and have done all season long). Bartow was the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Auburndale on Tuesday. With that win, Bartow brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Nate Hagan, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Ka'Marion Thomas, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Lakeland's offense. They lost 17-0 to Lakeland Christian on Thursday. Lakeland just can't catch a break and has now endured four losses in a row.
Bartow's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-12. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Bartow came up short against Lakeland when the teams last played back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeland's Cooper Emery, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Bartow knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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