If Mulberry was feeling good off their 14-7 takedown of Hardee last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mulberry Panthers fell 4-1 to the Lakeland Christian Vikings on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Mulberry has scored all season.
Mulberry 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.
On Lakeland Christian's side, Fin Donay tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Peyton Rutledge relieved him and did a solid job, 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. Another player making a difference was Colby Brewington, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Mulberry's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5. As for Lakeland Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Mulberry will look to defend their home field on Monday against Upper Arlington at 7:00 p.m. Mulberry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Lakeland Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Auburndale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland Christian is facing Auburndale at the right time seeing as Auburndale is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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