Lakeland Christian is 3-0 against Victory Christian Academy since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lakeland Christian Vikings will be playing at home against the Victory Christian Academy Storm at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeland Christian has three straight wins, Victory Christian Academy has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lakeland Christian scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Auburndale with a sharp 14-3 victory.
Griffin Byrd looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Lakeland Christian got a massive performance out of Mitchell Rodriguez, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Zach Lester was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy suffered a rough 12-4 defeat at the hands of Frostproof on Thursday.
Cru Slocum was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Slocum was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Slocum wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Leichssenring, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lakeland Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Victory Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Lakeland Christian took their win against Victory Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-2. Will Lakeland Christian repeat their success, or does Victory Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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