Baseball Recap: Lakeview Bulldogs vs. Struthers Wildcats
Lakeview entered their tilt with Struthers with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Struthers Wildcats on Tuesday as they made off with a 14-1 victory. That looming 14-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Lakeview yet this season.
Jacob Shaker tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Lakeview let Hayden Newton and Isaiah Lantz loose on the outfield. Newton went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Lantz went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Toot, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Struthers' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Scavnicky, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Scavnicky has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Lakeview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Struthers, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Lakeview will be playing at home against Springfield at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Springfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Lakeview's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Struthers, they will head out on the road to face off against South Range at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Range is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Struthers will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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