Lake Brantley came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 10-3 to the Hagerty Huskies. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Patriots, who until this matchup were averaging 3.14 runs allowed.
Lake Brantley got a good showing from Finn Yates, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). That's the fewest earned runs Yates has allowed since back in February.
On the hitting side, Maurice Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Bryce Mauger, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Lake Brantley's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6-1. As for Hagerty, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2-1.
Coming up, Lake Brantley will look to defend their home field on Monday against Winter Park at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Patriots 3.1, the Wildcats 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hagerty, they will venture away from home to face off against Lyman at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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