After two games on the road, Lakeland is heading back home. They will take on the Old Forge Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lakeland's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Riverside on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Vikings. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Lakeland's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Old Forge fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Mid Valley on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 9-8. Old Forge has not had much luck with Mid Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jake Iacavazzi was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Frank Pero was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Lakeland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season. As for Old Forge, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Lakeland came up short against Old Forge in their previous matchup back in April, falling 9-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Old Forge's Luke Olivieri, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Lakeland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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