After two games on the road, Auburndale is heading back home. They will take on the Lake Wales Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Auburndale nor Lake Wales posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, Auburndale fell victim to a tough 9-2 defeat at the hands of Calvary Christian. That's two games in a row now that Auburndale has lost by exactly seven runs.
Abby Meadows was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ailenid Lozada, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales fell victim to Bartow and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. Lake Wales' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Anna Conroy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits.
Auburndale dropped their record down to 7-11 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Lake Wales, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Auburndale couldn't quite finish off Lake Wales in their previous matchup back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Conroy, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Now that Auburndale knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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