It was a good run, but Lakeland unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Medford Raiders. Lakeland has not had much luck with Medford recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Medford's part, Tanner Hraby made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hraby has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hraby was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Evan Wilkins and Parker Lissner did most of the damage at the plate: Wilkins scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Lissner scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Lakeland's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Medford, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
While Lakeland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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