The Lake Wales Highlanders will head out on the road to face off against the George Jenkins Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lake Wales' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hardee with a sharp 17-0 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Highlanders' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Zamirya McBurrows looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Kirsten McRae was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Keira Davis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-6.
Lake Wales kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardee only managed two hits.
Meanwhile, George Jenkins won against Auburndale on Monday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Eagles didn't even let Mulberry on the board, marking the Eagles' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Kamryn Pickering, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Mackenzie Mathers was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
George Jenkins is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Wales, their record is now 10-7.
Lake Wales couldn't quite get it done against George Jenkins in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 as they fell 5-0. Can the Highlanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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