Baseball Recap: Lakeland Christian triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Gavin Byrd

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 8:46pm

Baseball Recap: Lakeland Christian Vikings vs. Orangewood Christian Rams

Lakeland Christian extended their postseason success on Wednesday against Orangewood Christian. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Orangewood Christian Rams a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Lakeland Christian, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not much got past Carson Martin, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Orangewood Christian off the board.

On the hitting side, Gavin Byrd was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Trey Bentley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Lakeland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season. As for Orangewood Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-14.

Lakeland Christian will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Mount Dora Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeland Christian: 3.5, Mount Dora Christian Academy: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Orangewood Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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