The Lakeland Christian Vikings will challenge the Discovery Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Discovery will be up against a hot Lakeland Christian squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Lakeland Christian was the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Lakeland on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Lakeland Christian got a great performance from Carson Martin as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits Martin has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Gavin Byrd was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Brooks Blankenship was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Lakeland Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeland only posted an OBP of .235.
Meanwhile, everything went Discovery's way against Lake Placid on Monday as Discovery made off with a 12-6 victory. The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now won three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Evan Devore, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. He has become a key player for Discovery: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jose Quintero, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lakeland Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Discovery, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Discovery's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lakeland Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. It's a different story for Discovery, though, as they've only averaged .354. Will they be able to contain Lakeland Christian's hitters?
Lakeland Christian took their victory against Discovery when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 18-3. Will Lakeland Christian repeat their success, or does Discovery have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
