The Lakewood Park Christian Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Heritage Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakewood Park Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Heritage will come in with four straight wins.
Lakewood Park Christian lost 19-9 to Fort Wayne South Side on Tuesday. Even though they lost, the Panthers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.4 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Caleb Schlabach made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season.
Heritage came out on top against Lakeland on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Lakers 7-6. That's two games straight that the Patriots have won by just one run.
Cameron Rauner was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Mason Abbott was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Heritage pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lakewood Park Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Lakewood Park Christian suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Heritage in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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