The Deep Creek Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Lakeland Cavaliers at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Deep Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Deep Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 18-9 defeat at the hands of Indian River.
Anthony Acevedo and Charles Tobler stepped up to the plate in a big way. Acevedo scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Tobler went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base. Brysen Harrison was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Deep Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland has not done well against Manor recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Lakeland blew past Manor 17-4. Considering Lakeland has won four matchups by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Deep Creek now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Lakeland, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Deep Creek beat Lakeland 9-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Deep Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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