Baseball Recap: Lakeland Chiefs vs. Old Forge Blue Devils
Sadly, Lakeland is still looking for their first win of the season after six matches. They fell 9-4 to the Old Forge Blue Devils on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lakeland of the 5-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Lakeland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Uram, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Old Forge's side, Joseph Granko and Cam Krushnowski did most of the damage at the plate: Granko scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Krushnowski scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Iacavazzi, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Old Forge, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-4.
Lakeland will be playing at home against Western Wayne at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Western Wayne is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Lakeland will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Old Forge, they will challenge Riverside at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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