Lake City put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Lakeland Hawks with a sharp 15-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake City.
Madalynn Blood made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Blood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Lake City got a massive performance out of Layla Gugino, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Kendra Schiley was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Lakeland's side, Kiersten Drake made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Delilah Zimmerman, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Lake City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Lakeland, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lake City will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Coeur d'Alene, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 p.m. Lake City knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Coeur d'Alene likes a good challenge. As for Lakeland, they will head out on the road to face off against Moscow at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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