Boca Ciega is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Lakewood a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Boca Ciega Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lakewood Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Lakewood took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Boca Ciega, who comes in off a win.
Boca Ciega is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Gibbs get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Tuesday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 30, 2019, but that streak is no more.
Boca Ciega got a massive performance out of Jackson Layner, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those four stolen bases gave Layner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kemon Ford, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakewood came up short against St. Petersburg on Tuesday, falling 13-3.
Lakewood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kamren Kimble, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Xavier Terrell was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Boca Ciega's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-13. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Boca Ciega couldn't quite get it done against Lakewood when the teams last played back in February as they fell 4-1. Will Boca Ciega 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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