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| 04/09/25 - Neutral | 11-3 W |
| 03/13/25 - Away | 15-3 W |
| 04/29/24 - Neutral | 7-2 W |
| 03/28/24 - Home | 6-3 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 8-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lakeland is 8-2 against Bartow since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Dreadnaughts will square off against the Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeland has five straight wins, Bartow has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lakeland took a seven-run loss the last time they faced off against Lake Region, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Dreadnaughts had just enough and edged out the Thunder 8-7.
CARTER MASLYN was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of STUART NORMAN, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lakeland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Bartow suffered their closest defeat since February 18th on Thursday. They fell just short of Victory Christian Academy by a score of 5-3.
Bartow also got a good showing from Javier Delgado, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those zero earned runs gave Delgado a new career-low.
On the hitting side, Bartow saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Another was Drew Fenley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Bartow, their loss dropped their record down to 5-18.
Everything went Lakeland's way against Bartow in their previous matchup on Wednesday, as Lakeland made off with an 11-3 win. Do the Dreadnaughts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellow Jackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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