Lakeside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Marist War Eagles by a score of 3-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lakeside of the 14-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Jacob Arnberger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lakeside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Russell, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Lakeside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lakeside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Marist, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
While Lakeside 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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