Thursday just wasn't the day for Lennard's offense. They fell just short of the King Lions by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The Longhorns were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2019.
Lennard got a good showing from Myles Wagner, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave Wagner a new career-low in hits.
On the hitting side, Lennard saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yovani DePablos, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Lennard's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for King, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-8 record this season.
Lennard and King could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. Lennard will challenge Alonso at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday down 220 places (333 vs. 113). Similarly, King (ranked 443rd) will meet Durant (ranked 149th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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