Lake Placid can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They never let the Avon Park Red Devils onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Lake Placid, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Emily Tharp, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Avon Park off the board.
At the plate, Lake Placid's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kaedince Ruelas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hadlee Prescott, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lake Placid's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Avon Park, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Lake Placid will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bishop Verot at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Verot: 2.5, Lake Placid: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Avon Park, they will head out on the road to challenge Moore Haven at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Avon Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season.
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