Greenville lost against Lakeview back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Greenville Trojans took a 15-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakeview Sailors. Greenville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bennett Hayne was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Schell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Lakeview's side, Lucas Fagley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Fagley was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Dye, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Grady Harbaugh, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Greenville's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Lakeview, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Greenville will head out on the road to challenge Reynolds at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Reynolds has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.29 runs per game on average), something Greenville will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lakeview, they will head out on the road to face off against Wilmington at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Wilmington is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Lakeview a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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