Baseball Game Preview: Lakeview Charter Lions vs. Jefferson Democrats

The Lakeview Charter Lions will take on the Jefferson Democrats at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lakeview Charter sitting on three straight wins and Jefferson on six.

Lakeview Charter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Rise Kohyang as they made off with an 11-1 victory.

Angel Vazquez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.

Eric Perez

Stolen Base

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On the hitting side, Lakeview Charter got a big performance out of Eric Perez, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. The Lions are 11-5 when Perez posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-3 otherwise. Jacob Garcia was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Jefferson came out on top against Dr. Maya Angelou Community on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive seven-run sixth inning. The Democrats put the hurt on the Phoenix with a sharp 14-3 win. The Democrats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by six runs or more this season.

Matthew Lopez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances with three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Nathan Echevarria was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two triples and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Romeo Velasquez, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and one run.

Jefferson's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeview Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.