Lakeland Christian won the last time they faced Mulberry, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Lakeland Christian Vikings came out on top against the Mulberry Panthers by a score of 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lakeland Christian.
Lakeland Christian got a great performance from Fin Donay as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Peyton Rutledge picked up the save, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Gavin Byrd and Conor Browne did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI, while Browne scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Colby Brewington was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Mulberry's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Sweeney, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lakeland Christian's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Mulberry, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Lakeland Christian will head out on the road to face off against Auburndale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Auburndale hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Mulberry, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Upper Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Mulberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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