
Vikings
02/25/25 vs Lake Wales | 10-0 |
02/21/25 vs Osceola | 7-2 |
02/18/25 vs Seffner Christian | 10-0 |
02/17/25 @ IMG Academy | 0-10 |
02/14/25 @ Lake Wales | 12-2 |
Lakeland Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Lake Wales Highlanders. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Fin Donay looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
On the hitting side, Parker Kant was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Levi Howell, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lakeland Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Wales only posted an OBP of .222.
Lakeland Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Lake Wales, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeland Christian will venture away from home to challenge Santa Fe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeland Christian: 2.8, Santa Fe Catholic: 0.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lake Wales, they will head out on the road to square off against Lakeland at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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