Haines City was the 21-3 winner over Kathleen when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Haines City Hornets fell just short of the Kathleen Red Devils by a score of 22-21 on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (15), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
This is the second loss in a row for Haines City and nudges their season record down to 3-3. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Kathleen, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Haines City will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Davenport at 6:30 p.m. on March 26th. Kathleen will also get a bit of a break before their next matchup: they'll face off against Lake Gibson at 7:00 p.m. on March 24th. Kathleen has given up an average of 13.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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