Lakeside is 9-1 against Alcovy since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lakeside Panthers will challenge the Alcovy Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Alcovy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakeside, who comes in off a win.
Lakeside will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Monday, then bounced right back against Thomson on Wednesday. Lakeside's pitcher stepped up to hand Thomson a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Jaylen Jenkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lakeside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Thomson only tossed five.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Alcovy was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They fell 7-2 to Eastside. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.
Alcovy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaitlyn Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alani Munoz, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Lakeside's record is now 5-3. As for Alcovy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Alcovy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Lakeside has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Alcovy, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2. Will Lakeside keep running through batters, or will Alcovy buck the trend? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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