Colville is 8-2 against Lakeside since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Colville Crimson Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Lakeside Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Colville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Colville earned a 4-1 win over Medical Lake. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Colville.
Kale Long made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Long has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Long was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Long wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sam Mitchell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jet Bateman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lakeside's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Freeman on Tuesday. Lakeside has struggled against Freeman recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeside also got a good showing from Carson Fritz, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
The victory got Colville back to even at 11-11. As for Lakeside, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Colville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lakeside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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