Lakeland can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Wawasee Warriors as the Lakeland Lakers made off with a 9-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lakeland.
Garrett Pieri was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Pieri has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pieri was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Brayden Holbrook was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Keyan Arroyo was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Wawasee's side, Ty Brooks and Kaleb Salazar did some serious damage despite the final result: Brooks scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Salazar went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 19-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Wawasee, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Lakeland will be playing in front of their home fans against Concord at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Concord: 3.9, Lakeland: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Wawasee, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fremont at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fremont will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Wawasee surely won't give up without a fight.
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