Lake Placid is 1-9 against Hardee since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lake Placid Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
After soaring to 14 runs the game before, Lake Placid was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell 7-2 to LaBelle.
Michael Hough was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, Lake Placid didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hardee also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Sebring by a score of 5-1.
Lake Placid's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Hardee, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Lake Placid came up short against Hardee when the teams last played back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hardee's Jeremiah Cabrera, who pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Now that Lake Placid knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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