BRADENTON, Fla. (Interstat) — Lakeland scored seven times in the third inning and defeated Bradenton 8-2 on Thursday at LECOM Park. Attendance was 522, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.

Angel De Los Santos opened the third with a three-run homer, and Anibal Salas followed later in the inning with another three-run shot that extended the lead to 6-0. Cris Rodriguez added a sacrifice fly, then homered in the eighth inning for the final margin.

Lakeland finished with nine hits, while Bradenton collected five. The Marauders scored one run in the sixth and one in the seventh but could not close the gap.

Yendy Gomez earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, striking out four. Cameron Flukey tossed four scoreless innings, allowing two hits with six strikeouts. Jeter Martinez took the loss for Bradenton.

Lakeland improved to 62-63, and Bradenton fell to 56-68.