The Lakeland Chiefs will head out to square off against the Mid Valley Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lakeland has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Dunmore hit Lakeland with a seven-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Chiefs lost 17-1 to the Bucks. The defeat continues a trend for the Chiefs in their meetings with the Bucks: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 10-2 win. Considering the Spartans have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Joey Romanosky, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Chase Eshelman also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Mid Valley's victory bumped their record up to 13-3. As for Lakeland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Lakeland might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Mid Valley when the teams last played back in April. Can the Chiefs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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