Lake Placid was the 9-0 winner over DeSoto County when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Lake Placid Dragons fell just short of the DeSoto County Bulldogs by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Lake Placid's loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Michael Hough made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 11 games he's played.
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 DeSoto County only tossed six.
On DeSoto County's side, the team relied heavily on Will Joens, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lake Placid's defeat dropped their record down to 10-15. As for DeSoto County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-16.
Lake Placid will take on Four Corners at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Four Corners is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for DeSoto County, they will head out on the road to square off against Avon Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Avon Park's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so DeSoto County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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