Lake Placid is 0-10 against Sebring since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lake Placid Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Lake Placid came up short against Hardee and fell 5-1. Lake Placid has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Placid saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Briar Tommie, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Even though they lost, Lake Placid didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardee only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Sebring had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 10-1 win. The result was nothing new for Sebring, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Jamarcus Gomez made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Gomez was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Sebring let Cole Travers and Brody Hall loose on the outfield. Travers scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Hall scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Nate Arnan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Lake Placid's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Sebring, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Lake Placid suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Sebring when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hall, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that Lake Placid knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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