Baseball Preview: Walled Lake Central Vikings vs. Lakeland Eagles
The Walled Lake Central Vikings are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Lakeland Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Walled Lake Central can't be too worried about heading out to take on Lakeland: they just beat Churchill at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Walled Lake Central walked away with a 6-3 victory over Churchill on Saturday.
Griffin DeVooght was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. DeVooght was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Tyler Malczewski looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
DeVooght wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Holzheimer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Brayden Seaver was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lakeland came tearing into Saturday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Cougars 3-2.
Walled Lake Central's record now sits at 9-13. As for Lakeland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Walled Lake Central couldn't quite finish off Lakeland when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Walled Lake Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
