The Lakeland Chiefs will head out on the road to take on the Old Forge Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakeland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while Old Forge will come in with three straight victories.
On Monday, Lakeland fell victim to a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Riverside.
Lakeland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Uram, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Uram has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Old Forge had just enough and edged Dunmore out 5-4 on Monday. Five seems to be a good number for Old Forge as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Old Forge, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lakeland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Old Forge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lakeland couldn't quite finish off Old Forge in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Lakeland, Ryan Kissolovege (who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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