The Lake Weir Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Crescent City Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Monday just wasn't the day for Lake Weir's offense. Their rough 10-0 defeat to West Port on Monday might stick with them for a while.
Lake Weir saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Kidd, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Crescent City waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Wildcats 11-4. 11 seems to be a good number for Crescent City as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
David Newbold and Thomas Erkman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Newbold pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Meanwhile, Erkman struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. At the plate, Newbold went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double, while Erkman scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lake Weir's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Crescent City, their win bumped their record up to 6-9.
Everything went Lake Weir's way against Crescent City when the teams last played back in March as Lake Weir made off with a 20-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Weir since the team 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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