Bartow has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Bartow is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Fort Meade on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to the Miners. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Bartow in their matchups with Fort Meade: they've now lost three in a row.
Bartow saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Red Devils.
GAGE CHANDLEY tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on LANDON RUBIO, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was DYLAN SIMMONS, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Bartow's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11. As for Lake Wales, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Bartow skirted past Lake Wales 4-2 when the teams last played last Wednesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lake Wales' WILL PILON, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bartow still be able to contain PILON? There's only one way to find out.
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