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| 04/08/26 - Home | 1-4 L |
| 04/07/25 - Neutral | 5-7 L |
| 03/25/25 - Home | 8-3 W |
| 03/21/24 - Away | 2-4 L |
| 04/13/23 - Neutral | 4-5 L |
| + 5 more games |
Winter Haven and Lakeland are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but likely not for long. The Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Winter Haven nor Lakeland posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Winter Haven and George Jenkins, and George Jenkins kept the tradition alive. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Jaden Horbett was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Winter Haven saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izeah Vargas, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Lakeland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of George Jenkins.
Winter Haven's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Winter Haven couldn't quite get it done against Lakeland when the teams last played on Wednesday as they fell 4-1. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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