Lake Placid is 2-8 against Hardee since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dragons will host the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Lake Placid will be strutting in after a victory while Hardee will be coming in after a defeat.
Lake Placid made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Discovery, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Dragons blew past the Spartans 10-3 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Dragons considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ricky Barajas was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cane Allaire
| 04/07/25 vs Discovery | 3 |
| 02/27/25 vs Okeechobee | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs St. Albans | 1 |
| 02/21/25 vs Hardee | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cane Allaire, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ezekial Daley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hardee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Avon Park.
Leo Marrero made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Hardee's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Lake Placid, they moved to 8-14 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Lake Placid was able to grind out a solid victory over Hardee when the teams last played back in March, winning 7-3. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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