It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lennard had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Plant City Raiders 5-3. That's more bragging rights for Lennard, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lennard got a great performance from Zack Bird as he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
At the plate, Matthew Counts was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Rj Torres was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Plant City's side, they got a good showing from Jake Carbaugh, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Lane Baxter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Pellicer, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Lennard's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Plant City, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-16.
Lennard will square off against Palmetto at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last five games Lennard has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Plant City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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