Lake Weir hasn't had much luck against Dunnellon recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. Lake Weir will take on Dunnellon at 7:00 p.m. Lake Weir has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lake Weir came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 11-1 to Umatilla.
Lake Weir saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was D'Angelo Erazo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dunnellon duked it out with Forest on Tuesday. Dunnellon fell just short of Forest by a score of 9-7. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Gavin Whitehead made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has become a key player for Dunnellon: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ayden Cox, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Dunnellon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lake Weir's record is now 7-10. As for Dunnellon, their record is now 6-12.
Lake Weir might still be hurting after the 19-2 defeat they got from Dunnellon when the teams last played back in February. Can Lake Weir avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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