Baseball Recap: Lakeland Christian Wins Going Away Against Lakeland

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

03/04/25 @ Winter Haven	11
03/07/25 @ Lakeland	10
02/25/25 vs Lake Wales	10
02/18/25 vs Seffner Christian	10
02/14/25 @ Lake Wales	10

Lakeland Christian won the last time they faced Lakeland and things went their way on Friday too. The Lakeland Christian Vikings were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Lakeland Dreadnaughts. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by ten runs or more this season.

Carson Martin tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, Lakeland Christian got a massive performance out of Gavin Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brooks Blankenship was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.

Lakeland Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeland only posted an OBP of .235.

Lakeland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. Lakeland moved to 5-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Lakeland Christian and Lakeland should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Lakeland Christian will square off against Discovery at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 410 places (38 vs. 448). Lakeland Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Lakeland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Similarly, Lakeland (ranked 227th) will meet Haines City (ranked 539th) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.