Lake Gibson is 1-9 against Auburndale since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lake Gibson Braves will be staying on the road to face off against the Auburndale Bloodhounds at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Lake Gibson had to settle for a 12-10 loss against Bartow.
Nathaniel Goldsmith and Cooper Hamilton stepped up to the plate in a big way. Goldsmith scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hamilton scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Derrick Vargas was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Auburndale's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their rough 13-0 defeat to Lake Wales might stick with them for a while. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Auburndale has not been shut out since back in March.
Lake Gibson's loss dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Auburndale, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
Lake Gibson came up short against Auburndale in their previous meeting on Thursday, falling 5-1. Can Lake Gibson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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