After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fayetteville, Lake Gibson was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lake Region Thunder 2-1. This was a revenge game for Lake Gibson, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-4 defeat when these two played last Wednesday.
Lake Gibson's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nathaniel Goldsmith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Lake Region's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jahiel Gomez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lake Gibson's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Lake Region, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Lake Gibson will be playing at home against Lakeland at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakeland is coming into the contest with four straight wins on the road, so Lake Gibson will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Lake Region, they will challenge Winter Haven at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Winter Haven will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Lake Region surely won't give up without a fight.
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