For the second straight game, Lakeland will face off against Moscow. The Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lakeland and Moscow meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Hawks fell just short of the Bears by a score of 3-2. The Hawks have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Landon Puzio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Lakeland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dre Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
The victory (which was Moscow's fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
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