Lake Wales is 6-1 against Avon Park since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lake Wales Highlanders will head out on the road to face off against the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Lake Wales is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Lake Wales fell victim to a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Lakeland Christian.
Lake Wales saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DYLAN SIMMONS, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Avon Park had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Fort Meade on Tuesday. Avon Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Wales' defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Avon Park, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Wales has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Avon Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Wales came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon Park when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Wales since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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