The Lakewood Ranch Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Manatee Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. Lakewood Ranch is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Lakewood Ranch beat Braden River 10-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lakewood Ranch.
Lochlan Radloff made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Radloff has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Radloff was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Radloff wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Muller, who scored two runs while going 1-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ryan Kaitz, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Manatee unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. Their tough 19-3 defeat to Bishop Verot might stick with them for a while. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for two runs.
Lakewood Ranch is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6-1 record this season. As for Manatee, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Lakewood Ranch couldn't quite finish off Manatee in their previous meeting back in February and fell 6-4. Will Lakewood Ranch have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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