The Lawrence Central Bears will face off against the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lawrence Central is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Lawrence Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Shelbyville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Bears.
Peyton Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Lapel typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Hamilton Southeastern proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Bulldogs 8-6. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Royals as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Michael Hoog made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Hamilton Southeastern is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-9 otherwise. Hoog was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Josh Lesniewksi tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Hoog wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cy Cole, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two hits gave Cole a new career-high. Isaiah Hamilton also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Lawrence Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Hamilton Southeastern, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-10.
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