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| 04/19/24 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/04/23 - Away | 8-1 W |
| 02/28/23 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 05/05/22 - Neutral | 6-1 W |
| 04/12/22 - Away | 2-4 L |
| + 5 more games |
Lake Wales is 9-1 against Hardee since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Lake Wales came up short against Bartow and fell 6-2. The Highlanders have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Lake Wales saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kirsten McRae, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Mattie Cockrell was another, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hardee). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Port Charlotte 15-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since March 7th.
Hardee let Sugar Blas and Yareli Duarte run wild. Blas scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Duarte scored three runs while going 5-for-5. That's the most runs Blas has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Marti Edenfield, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Hardee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Lake Wales' defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Hardee, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-12.
Everything went Lake Wales' way against Hardee in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Lake Wales made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Highlanders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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