Baseball Recap: Lake City Comes Up Short

Lake City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Byron Bears. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-4 on Tuesday.

Asher Bee and Josh Wohlers stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bee went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Wohlers went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that Wohlers has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Colter Hegge, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.

Lake City's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Byron, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake City will head out to face off against Plainview-Elgin-Millville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Byron, they will venture away from home to take on Winona at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.