The Lakewood Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Licking Heights Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakewood will be strutting in after a win while Licking Heights will be coming in after a defeat.
Lakewood was handed a six-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Johnstown-Monroe on Monday. Lakewood narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Johnstown-Monroe 4-2. The win was just what Lakewood needed coming off of an 8-2 defeat in their prior game.
Meanwhile, Licking Heights suffered a rough 13-3 loss at the hands of Westerville South on Thursday.
Licking Heights saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Lopinto, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory got Lakewood back to even at 1-1. As for Licking Heights, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Lakewood came up short against Licking Heights when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Can Lakewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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