Lakeshore fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against New Prairie on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 4-3. The Lancers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cougars earlier this season, when they won 10-1.
Lakeshore's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3. As for New Prairie, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-5.
Lakeshore and New Prairie should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in their respective state rankings. The Lancers will take on Kalamazoo Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (1 vs. 49). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lakeshore 3.2, the Maroon Giants 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, New Prairie (ranked 28th) will meet Mishawaka Marian (ranked 280th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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