Lake Wales lost against Lakeland Christian back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lake Wales Highlanders suffered a tough 8-1 defeat at the hands of the Lakeland Christian Vikings. Lake Wales has struggled against Lakeland Christian recently, as their match on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Lake Wales saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DYLAN SIMMONS, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Lakeland Christian's side, they got a great performance from Carson Martin as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Martin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Jaxson Peacock came in to relieve Martin and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his two innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Zach Lester, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trey Bentley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lake Wales' loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Lakeland Christian, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Wales will take on Santa Fe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Fe Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Lakeland Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Northside Methodist Academy at 5:00 p.m.
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