Lakeland is 1-9 against Mid Valley since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lakeland Chiefs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Mid Valley Spartans at 4:30 p.m.
Lakeland's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Dunmore on Monday. They lost 15-0 to the Bucks. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Lakeland's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. Considering Mid Valley has won six games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Ava Hazelton's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mid Valley got a massive performance out of Elise Larson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Chiara Zavislak, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Mid Valley, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Lakeland might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Mid Valley in their previous meeting back in April. Will Lakeland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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