On Monday, the Lake Gibson Braves suffered a tough 12-2 loss at the hands of the Plant City Raiders. Lake Gibson has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
A Lewis put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Lewis has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Like Lake Gibson, Plant City also got a great game from a two-way player: Kayleigh Gibbs. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Gibbs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cadience Mountain, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Lindsey Randall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Lake Gibson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Plant City, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-12.
Lake Gibson will be playing in front of their home fans against Lakeland at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Plant City, they will head out on the road to take on East Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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