After a 17-2 finish the last time they played, McKeel Academy and Frostproof decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. The McKeel Academy Wildcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Frostproof Bulldogs a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for McKeel Academy as they're now sitting on three straight.
McKeel Academy's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Malayla Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
McKeel Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Frostproof, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5-1.
McKeel Academy will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Lake Region, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Lake Region's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so McKeel Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Frostproof, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Placid at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Frostproof: 3.5, Lake Placid: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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