The Lakeside Vikings will take on the Miller Grove Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lakeside took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Tri-Cities 16-1. The matchup marked the Vikings' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The team relied heavily on Ellie Lenz, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Willow Wilson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakeside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Miller Grove put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Redan as Miller Grove made off with a 14-1 win. 14 seems to be a good number for the Wolverines as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Amiyah Morrison made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Saniya Francis was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She also put up a home run, which washer first of the season. Another player making a difference was Armonie Morrison, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Lakeside pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Miller Grove, their record now sits at 6-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Lakeside hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Miller Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Lakeside's way against Miller Grove in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 as Lakeside made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeside 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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