Licking Heights has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lakewood Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Licking Heights will head into Monday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Granville on Monday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Licking Heights fell just short of Granville by a score of 11-9.
Maxim Fink and Joel Busker stepped up to the plate in a big way. Fink scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Busker scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Caldwell, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lakewood beat Johnstown-Monroe 7-2 on Friday.
Licking Heights' loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Lakewood, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Licking Heights was able to grind out a solid win over Lakewood in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 4-1. Does Licking Heights have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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