The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will challenge the Avon Park Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Lakeland has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lakeland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 21 runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Mulberry last Thursday. They came up short against the Panthers, falling 13-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Dreadnaughts in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Avon Park might've scored the first runs on Friday, but it was Sebring who claimed the real prize. Avon Park fell just short of Sebring by a score of 10-9. While the Red Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Streaks 4-0 in the first period.
Skylar Hicks was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamya Brassell, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Avon Park dropped their record down to 5-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
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