Lakeland waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Hernando Leopards. That's more bragging rights for Lakeland, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cooper Emery tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season. Connor Facey picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Eli Miller was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Hernando, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeland will take on Winter Haven at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeland is on a four-game streak of home wins, Winter Haven a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Hernando will take on South Sumter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Sumter is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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