Lakeland Christian faced Calvary Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Lakeland Christian came out on top against Calvary Christian by a score of 2-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 7-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Fin Donay spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up six Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February.
Levi Howell
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At the plate, Lakeland Christian's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Levi Howell, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI. Those two doubles gave Howell a new career-high.
Lakeland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. Calvary Christian moved to 18-2 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeland Christian will host Winter Park at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Winter Park will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Calvary Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lakewood at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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