The Lake Placid Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Clewiston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Placid has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lake Placid is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against McKeel Academy on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 12-0. Considering the last time the Dragons couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Clewiston won against DeSoto County on Friday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Tigers walked away with a 7-2 win over Immokalee. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Rocco Mann looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Mann, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Osdiel Perez-Rojas, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Clewiston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Clewiston's record now sits at 12-4. As for Lake Placid, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-12.
Lake Placid came out on top in a nail-biter against Clewiston in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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