Lake View is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Farragut is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake View Wildcats will take on the Farragut Admirals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lake View had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Whitney Young. The defeat continues a trend for Lake View in their matchups with Whitney Young: they've now lost three in a row.
Lake View saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Chico, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Farragut earned a 13-8 victory over Curie on Monday.
Ben DeMateo made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. DeMateo was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last 17 times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Andrade, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bella DeMateo, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Lake View's loss dropped their record down to 12-14. As for Farragut, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Farragut struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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