Thursday just wasn't the day for Lakeland's offense. They lost 9-0 to the Moscow Bears on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Lakeland's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lakeland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Averitt, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
On Moscow's side, Levi Anderson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI.
In other batting news, Ollie Spencer and Jamison Green did most of the damage at the plate: Spencer scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Green scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. JP Breese was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Lakeland's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Moscow, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lakeland by a score of 21-5 later that day.
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