The Bartow Yellow Jackets will head out to challenge the Lakeland Christian Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Bartow has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Bartow came up short against Lakeland last Thursday, falling 15-3. The loss continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their meetings with the Dreadnaughts: they've now lost four in a row.
Bartow got a good showing from Brody Teston, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Teston has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Bartow saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Maxwell, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Maxwell brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland Christian had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Bloodhounds. Six seems to be a good number for the Vikings as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lakeland Christian pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Bartow, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Bartow might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Lakeland Christian in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Bartow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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