The Lakeland Cavaliers will challenge the Deep Creek Hornets at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Lakeland nor Deep Creek posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lakeland took a eight-run defeat the last time they faced off against Gloucester, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Cavaliers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Dukes a 1-0 shutout on Friday. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Cavaliers have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Meanwhile, Deep Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Oscar Smith, falling 10-0.
Lakeland's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Deep Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Everything went Lakeland's way against Deep Creek in their previous matchup on April 10th, as Lakeland made off with an 11-2 victory. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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