Inter-Lakes is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Winnisquam a 14-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Inter-Lakes Lakers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Winnisquam Bears at 4:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Inter-Lakes came up short against Kearsarge and fell 10-7. That's two games in a row now that the Lakers have lost by exactly three runs.
Nolan Streeter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Frontiero, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Winnisquam nor Newfound Regional made it on the board until the fifth inning. Winnisquam narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Newfound Regional 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
John Shea spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has become a key player for Winnisquam: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 3-11 otherwise.
At the plate, Winnisquam saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Tardif, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Another was Ben Wood, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.
Inter-Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Winnisquam, they moved to 6-12 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Inter-Lakes might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Winnisquam in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Lakers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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