The Lakeland Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Warsaw Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lakeland has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Warsaw will arrive with 12 straight victories.
Lakeland fell victim to Liberal and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. Their rough 11-0 loss to the Bulldogs might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Warsaw stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Skyline a 10-0 shutout.
Brylee Brewster made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Brewster has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Brewster was also stellar in the batter's box, going 5-for-5 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tanna Howe, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mady Reimund, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Warsaw, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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