The Frostproof Bulldogs will face off against the Haines City Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Frostproof has five straight victories, Haines City has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Frostproof proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by nine) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Lake Gibson 6-5.
Ricky Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nico Rybinski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Stetson Ogburn, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Haines City came up short against Lake Gibson on Wednesday, falling 20-2.
Haines City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jadiel Rivera, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Rivera also put up an RBI, which was his first of the season.
Frostproof pushed their record up to 7-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.33 runs across that stretch. As for Haines City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Frostproof came out on top in a nail-biter against Haines City when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Does Frostproof have another victory up their sleeve, or will Haines City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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