The Lakeland Thunderbirds will head out to square off against the Shawano Community Hawks on Saturday. Lakeland's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Shawano Community's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lakeland will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Tomahawk on Thursday. The Thunderbirds blew past the Hatchets 11-0. The Thunderbirds have beaten the Hatchets the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hatchets has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Shawano Community's offense. They lost 10-0 to Seymour on Thursday. The Hawks have struggled against the Thunder recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Lakeland's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Shawano Community, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
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