The Lakeside Lancers will take on the Hemet Bulldogs in a tournament on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lakeside's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Woodcrest Christian 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lancers have posted since April 3, 2024.
David Rodriguez
| 03/04/25 vs Woodcrest Christian | 11 |
| 04/22/24 @ Orange Vista | 9 |
| 04/03/24 vs Rancho Christian | 9 |
| 04/17/24 @ Rancho Verde | 8 |
| 02/27/25 vs Xavier Prep | 7 |
Woodcrest Christian's batters probably weren't too happy with David Rodriguez, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up two walks). Those 11 strikeouts gave Rodriguez a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Lakeside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nic Chavez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Cameron Thompson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Hemet didn't have quite enough to beat Temescal Canyon on Tuesday and fell 4-2.
Lakeside's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Hemet, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Lakeside suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Hemet in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Lakeside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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