On Wednesday, South Lyon faced Lakeland in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Lyon Lions lost 7-1 to the Lakeland Eagles. South Lyon was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lakeland apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Wednesday.
Jack Cumberland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Lyon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Stevens, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
South Lyon's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-7. As for Lakeland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Lyon will challenge Dexter at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lakeland, they will head out on the road to face off against Novi at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeland: 3.2, Novi: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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