Lakeland is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Winter Haven is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lakeland Dreadnaughts will take on the Winter Haven Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeland: 1.2, Winter Haven: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Lakeland beat Hernando 5-2.
Lakeland got a great performance from Cooper Emery as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Emery has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season. Connor Facey picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Winter Haven ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Kathleen 8-7.
Lakeland's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Winter Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Lakeland came out on top in a nail-biter against Winter Haven in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. Will Lakeland repeat their success, or does Winter Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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