Avon Park is 1-6 against Lake Wales since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Avon Park Red Devils will be playing at home against the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Avon Park has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Avon Park had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Fort Meade.
Avon Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brad Benton, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales suffered a rough 8-1 defeat at the hands of Lakeland Christian on Tuesday. Lake Wales has struggled against Lakeland Christian recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Avon Park's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7. As for Lake Wales, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Avon Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lake Wales struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Avon Park couldn't quite finish off Lake Wales in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 6-4. Thankfully for Avon Park, PARKER BROWN (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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