Softball Game Preview: Davenport Broncos vs. Lake Gibson Braves

Broncos

Runs

03/13/25 @ Lake Wales	2
03/10/25 vs Mulberry	4
03/06/25 @ Ridge Community	17
03/04/25 vs Bishop Moore	11
03/03/25 vs Fort Meade	3
+ 4 more games

The Davenport Broncos are taking a road trip to face off against the Lake Gibson Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Davenport is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

Two weeks ago, Davenport came up short against Lake Wales and fell 5-2. That's two games in a row now that the Broncos have lost by exactly three runs.

Davenport saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makayla Gonzalez, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3. Those two home runs gave Gonzalez a new career-high. Morgan Cresswell also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Gonzalez wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Davenport lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Lake Gibson got themselves on the board against Kathleen on Monday, but Kathleen never followed suit. They were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over the Red Devils. The Braves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 13 runs or more this season.

The team relied heavily on Brayden Seymour, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Kam Applewhite, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

The win got Lake Gibson back to even at 5-5. As for Davenport, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.

Davenport was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Gibson in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 4-1. Does Davenport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Gibson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.