Softball Recap: Lakewood Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

Lakewood waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 9-8 W against the Valley Christian Defenders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Lancers have posted since April 16, 2024.

Lancers

Previous 6 Games (Home)

03/20/25 vs Valley Christian	9-8
03/18/25 vs Jordan	20-0
03/04/25 vs Santa Fe	10-4
02/18/25 vs Paramount	15-5
04/16/24 vs Woodrow Wilson	7-6
04/11/24 vs Compton	19-1

Lakewood pushed their record up to 5-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Valley Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakewood will head out to square off against Millikan at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Valley Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Heritage Christian at 3:30 p.m. on April 1st.