Lakeside is 0-6 against South Effingham since September of 2022 but things could change on Wednesday. The Lakeside Panthers will venture away from home to take on the South Effingham Mustangs at 4:30 p.m.
Lakeside's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Greenbrier on Wednesday. They came up short against the Wolfpack, falling 8-0. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, South Effingham came tearing into Wednesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
South Effingham let Danni Lynn and Alyssa Martin loose on the outfield. Lynn went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three runs, while Martin went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Minshall, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Effingham lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. They are 4-1 when they post two or more home runs.
Lakeside's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for South Effingham, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lakeside might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from South Effingham when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Lakeside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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