Hardee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 6-3 to the Lake Placid Dragons. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Dragons this season, with their most recent loss being a 7-3 defeat back in March.
Hardee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryland Beumel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Mason Campbell also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Hardee's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Lake Placid, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-14.
Coming up, Hardee is taking a road trip to square off against Sebring at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 3.7, the Blue Streaks 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lake Placid does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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