The Lake View Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Steinmetz College Prep Silver Streaks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake View has four straight wins, Steinmetz College Prep has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lake View gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Von Steuben 18-7.
Amani Giannopoulos made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off three hits. Giannopoulos has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Giannopoulos was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Lake View got a massive performance out of Samantha Aponte, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Asia Fletcher, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Steinmetz College Prep's offense. They lost 20-0 to Lake View on Monday.
Lake View has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Steinmetz College Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8-1.
Steinmetz College Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Wednesday. Lake View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Steinmetz College Prep, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6. Will Lake View keep running through batters, or will Steinmetz College Prep buck the trend?
Everything went Lake View's way against Steinmetz College Prep in their previous matchup on Monday as Lake View made off with a 20-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake View since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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