Lakeland is 2-8 against Riverside since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Chiefs will venture away from home to face off against the Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Lakeland has given up an average of 8.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lakeland is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Dunmore, falling 13-1.
Lakeland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Pochas, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. That RBI was Pochas' first of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Riverside was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They lost 12-2 to Dunmore. The Vikings' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Riverside's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Lakeland suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Riverside when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Chiefs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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