Baseball Recap: Lakeview Has No Trouble Against Rocky Grove

Sailors

Margin (Wins)

04/02/25 vs Jamestown	15
05/05/25 vs Maplewood	13
04/14/25 vs Rocky Grove	12
04/07/25 vs Cochranton	11
03/29/25 vs West Branch	11

Lakeview never let their opponents score on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Rocky Grove Orioles as they made off with a 10-0 win. The Sailors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by ten runs or more this season.

Not much got past Parker Montgomery, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Rocky Grove off the board. Montgomery has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Lakeview got a massive performance out of Owen Dye, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Lucas Fagley was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Lakeview always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rocky Grove only posted an OBP of .143.

The victory made it two in a row for Lakeview and bumps their season record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Rocky Grove, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeview will square off against Clarion Area at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The Sailors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bobcats have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Rocky Grove, they will face off against Cambridge Springs at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.3 runs per game on average), something the Orioles will no doubt try to take advantage of.