After two games on the road, Lake Region is heading back home. They will take on the Citrus Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Region is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Lake Wales out 6-5.
Margaret Jenkins was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kirsten Aldridge, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Citrus came tearing into Thursday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Sharks as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering Citrus has won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Leone Rotondo was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paisley Williamson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lake Region is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Citrus, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-7.
Everything went Lake Region's way against Citrus when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Lake Region made off with a 9-2 victory. Will Lake Region repeat their success, or does Citrus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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