Baseball Game Preview: Lakeland Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 11:11am

Baseball Preview: Lakeland Cavaliers vs. Grassfield Grizzlies

Lakeland is 0-7 against Grassfield since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lakeland Cavaliers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grassfield Grizzlies at 5:45 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

In what's become a running theme this season, Lakeland gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on Nansemond River with a sharp 17-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lakeland considering their one-run performance the game before.

Meanwhile, Grassfield waltzed into their contest on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They won by a run and slipped past the Hornets 6-5.

Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Grassfield, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.

Lakeland might still be hurting after the 16-5 loss they got from Grassfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Lakeland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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