The Lake City Panthers will challenge the East Lincoln Mustangs at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lake City knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully East Lincoln likes a good challenge.
Lake City's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Lamar hitters got past them. The Panthers blew past the Silver Foxes 21-11 last Tuesday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, East Lincoln's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Victor by a score of 8-7.
Ty Davis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, East Lincoln got a big performance out of Ryker Wensil, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Evan Matile, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Lake City's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.0 runs over those games. As for East Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
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