Lake Weir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of the Vanguard Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lake Weir of the 4-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Even though they lost, Lake Weir didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
For Vanguard's part, Jaelynne Whipple was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Cadence Abbott was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
Lake Weir's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Vanguard, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
Lake Weir will head out on the road to challenge Crystal River at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Weir has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Vanguard, they will head out on the road to face off against Forest at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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