Baseball Preview: Lake Howell Silver Hawks vs. Hagerty Huskies
Lake Howell is 1-9 against Hagerty since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lake Howell Silver Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Hagerty Huskies at 6:00 p.m.
Lake Howell fell victim to Foundation Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Lions. That's two games in a row now that Lake Howell has lost by exactly nine runs.
Lake Howell saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Asijah Evelyn, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Lake Brantley typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Hagerty proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hagerty.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Howell and nudges their season record down to 4-13. As for Hagerty, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Howell has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hagerty struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Howell might still be hurting after the 15-6 defeat they got from Hagerty in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hagerty's T. Bell, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that Lake Howell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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