Lakeside is 9-1 against Chamblee since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Lakeside Vikings will head out to take on the Chamblee Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lakeside has five straight victories, Chamblee has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Lakeside didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Arabia Mountain with a sharp 14-1 win on Saturday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Luke Barron
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Luke Barron tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Warren Gage was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Matthew Russell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lakeside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Chamblee came up short against Woodward Academy on Thursday and fell 6-3.
Lakeside's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Chamblee, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Lakeside couldn't quite finish off Chamblee in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 13-11. Can Lakeside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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