With a playoff game on the line, Lake rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints by a score of 6-1. The win was familiar territory for Lake who now have six in a row.
Kasen Tune spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake let Jayden Brown and Trey Gray loose on the outfield. Brown scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Gray scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On St. Andrew's Episcopal's side, they got a good showing from Witt Blackard, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, St. Andrew's Episcopal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rolen Fanning, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, St. Andrew's Episcopal didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake only tossed three.
Lake pushed their record up to 22-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 26-6.
Lake will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Andrew's Episcopal: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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