Lakeland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Fairfield Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakeland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Lakeland came up short against Leo and fell 9-5.
Lakeland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keyan Arroyo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Drannon Miller was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Fairfield put the finishing touches on their 14th blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over Bethany Christian.
Bethany Christian's batters probably weren't too happy with Hunter Kauffman, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up two walks).
On the hitting side, Cohen Yoder and Michael Slabaugh did most of the damage at the plate: Yoder scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Slabaugh went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Miller, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Fairfield, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Lakeland hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fairfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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