The Lakeland Cavaliers will head out on the road to take on the Gloucester Dukes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Lakeland came up short against Indian River and fell 7-4. The Cavaliers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Gloucester sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Menchville on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dukes.
Trevor Richardson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Gloucester's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hank Hardaway, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Gloucester's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Lakeland might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Gloucester in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. Can the Cavaliers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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