The Gibbs Gladiators will head out on the road to challenge the Lakeside Christian Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gibbs is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Gibbs fell victim to a rough 24-5 defeat at the hands of Southeast.
Meanwhile, Lakeside Christian and Sarasota Christian finished up on equal footing with a 7-7 draw. Even though they lost, Lakeside Christian's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Gibbs' loss dropped their record down to 2-10. Lakeside Christian's draw gives them a new season record of 7-8-1.
Gibbs might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Lakeside Christian when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeside Christian's Colt Richey, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Now that Gibbs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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