It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lake View can now relate to. They fell just short of the Latta Vikings by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. Lake View's loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
For Latta's part, Seth Minshew made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Minshew was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Minshew wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Jones, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lake View's defeat dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Latta, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season.
While Lake View had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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