Boca Ciega is 8-2 against Lakewood since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Boca Ciega Pirates will be playing at home against the Lakewood Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Boca Ciega will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Boca Ciega took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over Indian Rocks Christian.
Blayne Morris made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Morris has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Morris was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Evan Hall was incredible, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Anderson Jr., who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakewood fell victim to a rough 16-3 defeat at the hands of Northeast on Friday.
Jonathan Jacomino was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Boca Ciega's win bumped their record up to 5-18. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything went Boca Ciega's way against Lakewood in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Boca Ciega made off with a 12-1 victory. Does Boca Ciega have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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