The matchup between Lakewood Ranch and Palmetto on Thursday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs blew past the Palmetto Tigers 24-12. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 8.4 runs per game.
Payton Burdick
| 03/06/25 @ Palmetto | 7 |
| 04/18/24 vs Charlotte | 2 |
| 03/13/24 @ Tampa Catholic | 2 |
| 02/28/25 @ Venice | 1 |
| 02/20/25 vs Inspiration Academy | 1 |
Payton Burdick and Maddison Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Burdick went 4-for-6 with seven RBI, two runs, and one double, while Anderson went 2-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those seven RBI gave Burdick a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Corin Soria, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Lakewood Ranch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Palmetto only posted a batting average of .300.
Lakewood Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. Palmetto's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Looking ahead, Lakewood Ranch will head out to face off against Parrish Community at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood Ranch has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Palmetto, they have already played their next contest, an 8-0 loss against Bartow on the 7th.
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