Baseball Recap: Lake City Now 3-1 over Last Four Games

Lake City won the last time they faced Kenyon-Wanamingo and things went their way on Friday too. The Tigers walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Knights.

Aaron Lou made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He also hit a triple, marking his first of the season.

In other batting news, Asher Bee and Landon Wiemann did most of the damage at the plate: Bee got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Wiemann went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave Bee a new career-high.

Lake City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-5.

Coming up, Lake City will head out to face off against Lourdes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kenyon-Wanamingo, they will challenge International Falls at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Broncos have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.