The Leon Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Sebring Blue Streaks at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Leon came up short against Suwannee and fell 6-2. Leon has struggled against Suwannee recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Jay Campbell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Landon Allen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Leon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Suwannee only tossed five.
Meanwhile, Sebring was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Lake Placid by a score of 3-1.
Sebring saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamarcus Gomez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Gomez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Leon's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Sebring, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
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