The Lake Worth Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Atlantic Christian Sharks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Lake Worth's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Cardinal Newman on Monday. Their tough 18-0 loss to the Crusaders might stick with them for a while. The shutout was out of character for Lake Worth seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Atlantic Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Highlands Christian. Atlantic Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Atlantic Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Kimmel, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI. Kimmel has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Lake Worth has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Atlantic Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Lake Worth took their win against Atlantic Christian in their previous matchup back in March of 2015 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Lake Worth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atlantic Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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