Haines City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 17-0 to the McKeel Academy Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 two weeks ago.
Haines City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Juan Valbuena-Laballos, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double. That's the most hits Valbuena-Laballos has posted since back in February.
Haines City's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for McKeel Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Looking ahead, Haines City will head out to challenge Ridge Community at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ridge Community has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.71 runs per game on average), something Haines City will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for McKeel Academy, they will host Lake Gibson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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