After flying high against Jordan last Saturday, Seven Lakes came back down to earth. The Spartans took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Paetow Panthers on Tuesday. The Spartans were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Seven Lakes got a good showing from Braden Marcella, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Marcella hasn't allowed a single hit since back in February.
On the hitting side, Seven Lakes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Johnson, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Conner Brinson also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Spartans
| 04/01/25 @ Paetow | 7-10 |
| 03/29/25 @ Jordan | 8-2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Jordan | 5-1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Katy Taylor | 9-6 |
| 03/21/25 @ Katy Taylor | 12-1 |
The defeat snapped Seven Lakes' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-8 record. As for Paetow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-10-1 record this season.
While Seven Lakes had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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