The Lakeland Cavaliers will take on the Norcom Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Norcom took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakeland, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Lakeland needed a bit of extra time to put away Oscar Smith. They skirted past the Tigers 5-3.
Meanwhile, Norcom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 17-1 to Churchland.
Norcom saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charles Rumble, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Rumble has brought in this season.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Norcom, their loss dropped their record down to 5-14.
Lakeland took their victory against Norcom in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 12-3 score. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Greyhounds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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