The Lake County Falcons will face off against the Halls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake County has given up an average of 10.5 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lake County's offense. They came up short against Gibson County on Tuesday, falling 15-0. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Meanwhile, Halls got themselves on the board against Clarksburg on Tuesday, but Clarksburg never followed suit. They blew past the Rockets 14-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 12 matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Tanner Belton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Ozment, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Halls hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clarksburg struck out nine times.
Halls pushed their record up to 19-9 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Lake County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-20-1.
Lake County suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Halls in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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