Baseball Preview: Fort Meade Miners vs. Lake Wales Highlanders
Fort Meade is 1-9 against Lake Wales since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Fort Meade Miners will face off against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After a string of five wins, Fort Meade's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 7-4 to McKeel Academy.
Fort Meade saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Cabrera, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
While Lake Wales couldn't quite beat Avon Park on Friday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the seven-point defeat they were dealt on Tuesday. Lake Wales fell just short of Avon Park by a score of 6-4. Lake Wales has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fort Meade's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Lake Wales, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Fort Meade came up short against Lake Wales in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Fort Meade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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