Baseball Recap: Lakeside Vikings vs. Centennial Knights
Lakeside came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Centennial Knights onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. For Lakeside, this counts as revenge for the 8-1 loss Centennial walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Jacob Arnberger tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayden Mosley and Kai Takeuchi did most of the damage at the plate: Mosley scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Takeuchi scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Gabe Fioresi was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Centennial's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Turner, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Lakeside's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-17. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Centennial, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 14 of their last 16 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.
Lakeside will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Cambridge at 12:00 p.m. As for Centennial, they will head out on the road to challenge Lambert at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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