After flying high against Indian River last Thursday, Lakeland came back down to earth. The Cavaliers came up short against the Deep Creek Hornets on Tuesday, falling 12-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their meetings with the Hornets: they've now lost seven in a row.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Deep Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Lakeland will face off against rival Nansemond River at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Deep Creek is set to take on their familiar foe Hickory at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Hornets 3.8, the Hawks 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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