Sadly, Lake County is still looking for their first win of the season after five matchups. Their tough 25-0 defeat to the Greenfield Yellowjackets on Monday might stick with them for a while. Lake County was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Greenfield apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2021.
Lake County saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Byrd, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Greenfield's side, Elijah St. Romain and Easton Sullivan made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, St. Romain tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Sullivan struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, St. Romain scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Sullivan went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two doubles, and a triple.
In other batting news, Jesse Wilson was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Baylor Vujicic was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with five RBI.
Lake County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Greenfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
While Lake County 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 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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