Baseball Recap: Lakeland Christian extends road winning streak to six

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 1:27pm

Baseball Recap: Lakeland Christian Vikings vs. Lakeland Dreadnaughts

Lakeland Christian stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lakeland Dreadnaughts a 17-0 shutout. Lakeland Christian's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Carson Martin looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Lakeland Christian got a massive performance out of Peyton Brenneman, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Gavin Byrd was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.

Lakeland Christian pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Lakeland, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 15-9 record this season.

Lakeland Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeland, they will challenge Bartow at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeland: 3.4, Bartow: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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