The Lake Region Thunder will take on the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Region has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight defeats, while Hardee will come in with six straight victories.
On Wednesday, Lake Region came up short against Mulberry and fell 11-6.
Matthew Adkins made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hardee faced off against Clewiston on Friday. The Wildcats walked away with a 10-5 win over the Tigers.
Hardee gave Weslee Cornelius the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Cornelius has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. Teagan Vansickle picked up the save, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Ryan Rivas and Owen Connell did most of the damage at the plate: Rivas went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Connell went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple. Those two hits gave Connell a new career-high. Ryland Beumel was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Lake Region's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Hardee, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Everything went Lake Region's way against Hardee in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Lake Region made off with a 10-2 win. Do the Thunder have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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