Deep Creek and Lakeland are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Deep Creek Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Cavaliers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Deep Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Manor as Deep Creek made off with a 12-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Deep Creek needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Brady Drew looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on David Riddick, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Tobler, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lakeland never got on the board in their matchup last Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against King's Fork last Thursday. They blew past the Bulldogs 15-5.
The win got Deep Creek back to even at 10-10. As for Lakeland, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Deep Creek came up short against Lakeland when the teams last played back in April, falling 8-3. Can Deep Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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