The Lakeside Vikings will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Marist War Eagles at 5:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lakeside has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Marist will arrive with 13 straight wins.
While Lakeside couldn't quite beat Marist on Wednesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 12-point defeat they were dealt on Monday. Lakeside fell just short of Marist by a score of 3-1.
Jacob Arnberger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lakeside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Russell, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Lakeside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lakeside's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Marist, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
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