Lakeland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Leo Lions by a score of 4-1. For Lakeland, this counts as revenge for the 11-7 loss Leo walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Carson Mickem made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Mickem has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mickem was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Leo didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Leo, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Lakeland will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Hamilton at 5:30 p.m. Lakeland is facing Hamilton at the right time seeing as Hamilton is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Leo, they will head out on the road to square off against DeKalb at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Leo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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