Lakeside had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 4-11 to make it four. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the San Jacinto Tigers. The Lancers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 7-6.
Janelle Benitez was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Dani Leivas, who went 2-for-4 with one home run.
As for San Jacinto, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games.
On San Jacinto's side, the team relied heavily on Kamorah Johnson, who fired off three home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4. That's the most RBI Johnson has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Flores, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Lakeside has already played their next game (against Chaparral), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for San Jacinto, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 11-0 defeat against Temescal Canyon on the 26th.
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