Baseball Recap: Crescent City Raiders vs. Lake Weir Hurricanes
After a string of three wins, Crescent City's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 12-4 defeat at the hands of the Lake Weir Hurricanes. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Crescent City of the 20-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Crescent City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Pates, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Caden Hutchinson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Crescent City's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Lake Weir, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crescent City will take on Father Lopez at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Father Lopez's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Crescent City's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Weir, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Taylor at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Taylor's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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