Darlington fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lakewood on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Gators by a score of 4-3. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Falcons who fell 5-3 when the teams previously met back in March of 2025.
Darlington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Watts, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Cambron James was another, earning one RBI, one run, and two stolen bases.
Darlington's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-5. As for Lakewood, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7.
While Darlington 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 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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