The Lakeland Lakers will head out on the road to take on the Fairfield Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Lakeland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Churubusco.
Jaden Moore was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Keck, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fairfield can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Garrett with a sharp 13-3 victory. 13 seems to be a good number for Fairfield as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Faith Berkey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Berkey has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Berkey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Madison Jones was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Adelyn Holsopple, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Fairfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Lakeland suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Fairfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Lakeland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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