Bartow is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Thursday. They will look to defend their home field against the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:00 p.m.
Bartow will face Lakeland after dropping another heartbreaker against Mulberry on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 of beating them. Bartow took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mulberry. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeland). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Davenport a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. Bartow's loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Bartow couldn't quite get it done against Lakeland in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Will Bartow have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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