Lake lost to Taylorsville last Saturday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Lake Hornets came out on top against the Taylorsville Tartars by a score of 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake.
Aiden Alford was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Alford has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Alford was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jd Gibson, who scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Posey, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Taylorsville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terry Barnes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Noah Westbrook was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Lake pushed their record up to 15-6 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.9 runs per game. As for Taylorsville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake will take on Newton County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Taylorsville, they will head out on the road to square off against Enterprise at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Enterprise is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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