The Lakeland Eagles will challenge the Bay City Western Warriors at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lakeland sitting on four straight victories and Bay City Western on three.
Lakeland gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Mott 13-2. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bay City Western beat Central 5-1 on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly four runs.
Brady Vrable made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Vrable was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one RBI. That hit was his first of the season.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gavin Pilarski, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brayden Simmon, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Lakeland's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-7-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Bay City Western, their record now sits at 15-3.
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