The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will venture away from home to take on the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Lakeland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Mulberry on Thursday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Dreadnaughts haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Avon Park made sure to put some runs up on the board against Clewiston on Tuesday. The Red Devils put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 18-3 win. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Sophia Heston made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Skylar Hicks was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Henderson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Avon Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Avon Park, their record now sits at 7-5.
Lakeland suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Avon Park in their previous meeting last Monday. Can the Dreadnaughts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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