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| 03/03/25 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 02/19/24 - Neutral | 11-13 L |
| 02/20/23 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 03/05/22 - Away | 10-9 W |
| 02/22/22 - Home | 4-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lakeside has gone 9-1 against Chamblee recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lakeside Vikings will square off against the Chamblee Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeside has six straight victories, Chamblee has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lakeside proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 13) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Chamblee 5-4. While the Vikings didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Grant Jackson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jackson was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other pitching news, Jason Ludnai looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances.
Jackson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rory Lichtman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lakeside's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.2 runs. As for Chamblee, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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