Lake-Lehman lost against Greater Nanticoke Area back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Lake-Lehman Knights took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans. Lake-Lehman has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sam Finarelli was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Finarelli was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Finarelli wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Jenkins, who went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Lake-Lehman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Greater Nanticoke Area's side, Ethen Ball was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Lake-Lehman's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Lake-Lehman will challenge Hanover Area at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake-Lehman is facing Hanover Area at the right time seeing as Hanover Area is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Greater Nanticoke Area, they will be playing at home against Wyoming Seminary College Prep at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Wyoming Seminary College Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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