Baseball Preview: Angola Hornets vs. Lakeland Lakers
The Angola Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Lakers at 10:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Neither Angola nor Lakeland posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Wednesday, Angola fell victim to a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Fairfield. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Angola in their matchups with Fairfield: they've now lost three in a row.
Angola got a good showing from Brayden Duke, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Angola saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Fulton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lakeland's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Northridge.
Angola's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Lakeland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart in Saturday's first game as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Angola has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Angola skirted past Lakeland 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Angola since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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