Lakeland suffered their closest defeat since February 27th on Monday. They fell just short of the Frostproof Bulldogs by a score of 6-4. The Dreadnaughts haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Paige Bettcher was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Bettcher was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Giana Fuentes was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she launched this season. Ca'Mari Cotton was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Frostproof, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-10.
Lakeland has already played their next matchup (against Haines City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Frostproof, they will venture away from home to challenge Lake Placid at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Dragons have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.
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