Lake Worth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against the Santaluces Chiefs, falling 16-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chiefs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-1 back in February.
Lake Worth saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wilmardyn Perez, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Lake Worth's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Santaluces, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Worth will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lake Worth Christian at 6:30 p.m. on the 31st. Lake Worth Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.62 runs per game on average), something Lake Worth will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Santaluces, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Forest Hill at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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