Baseball Recap: Lakeview Takes a Loss

Lakeview extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to six on Monday, dropping their season record down to 0-4 in the process. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nonnewaug Chiefs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chiefs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 back in April.

As for Nonnewaug, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.

For Nonnewaug's part, Jayden Cardenas looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.

At the plate, Nonnewaug let Henry Keil and R.J. Barksdale run wild. Keil got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Barksdale got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI. Scott Viveros was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Lakeview will square off against rival Shepaug Valley at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Nonnewaug is set to take on their familiar foe Housatonic at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.