Lakeland Christian and Lakeland are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Lakeland Christian Vikings will take on the Lakeland Dreadnaughts at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lakeland Christian sitting on eight straight victories and Lakeland on seven.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lakeland Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Sports Leadership & Management as Lakeland Christian made off with a 13-3 victory.
Nathan Diaz looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Gavin Byrd and Mitchell Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Byrd scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Colby Brewington was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakeland put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Chestatee as Lakeland made off with an 11-1 win.
Daniel Hernandez and AJ Sierra did most of the damage at the plate: Hernandez scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3, while Sierra scored three runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-4. Hernandez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Xavier Rivera, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Lakeland Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Lakeland, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Everything went Lakeland Christian's way against Lakeland when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Lakeland Christian made off with an 11-5 win. Does Lakeland Christian 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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