Lakewood put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 14-9 win over the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars. This was payback for Lakewood, who suffered a 15-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For St. Joseph Academy's part, Emily Johnson put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ella McCabe was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Lakewood's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for St. Joseph Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Lakewood will take on Rocky River at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Lakewood's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season. As for St. Joseph Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Brunswick at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brunswick will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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