The Poquoson Islanders will venture away from home to take on the Lakeland Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Poquoson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Lakeland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Poquoson is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering New Kent just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Islanders have suffered since April 23rd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakeland). Everything went their way against Norcom on Thursday as they made off with a 15-1 win. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 12-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Poquoson, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
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