For the second straight game, Vanguard will face off against Lake Weir. The Knights will square off against the Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Vanguard is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Thursday, Vanguard beat Lake Weir 9-4. That's two games straight that the Knights have won by exactly five runs.
Brendan McLaughlin
| 04/10/25 @ Lake Weir | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Leesburg | 2 |
| 02/21/25 @ West Port | 2 |
| 02/17/25 vs Dunnellon | 2 |
| 03/18/24 @ Matanzas | 2 |
Brendan McLaughlin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. McLaughlin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other pitching news, Vanguard got a great performance from Spencer Payne as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Payne has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on JJ Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Aiton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Vanguard pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Lake Weir, their loss dropped their record down to 10-15.
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