Lakeland has gone 8-2 against Holy Cross recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Lakeland will head out on the road to take on Holy Cross at 4:30 p.m. Lakeland will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Lakeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Mountain View by a score of 10-6 on Monday. With that win, the Chiefs brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
John Paul Malak was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Those runs marked the first that he scored this season.
Gavin Zellers
| 03/31/25 @ Mountain View | 3 |
| 04/22/24 vs Lackawanna Trail | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Old Forge | 2 |
| 04/06/24 @ Honesdale | 2 |
| 03/27/25 @ Valley View | 1 |
In other batting news, Lakeland let Kody Miller and Gavin Zellers run wild. Miller got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple, while Zellers scored a run while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Zellers a new career-high in RBI (three). Evan Lonzinski was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Lakeland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Holy Cross was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 13-2 to Wyoming Seminary College Prep. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Crusaders have suffered since May 6, 2024.
Lakeland's record now sits at 3-1. As for Holy Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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