Lakeview entered their tilt with Wilmington with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Wilmington Greyhounds on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Lakeview, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Maddox Bell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Lucas Fagley looked comfortable as he went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Cody Fagley was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Brody Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with a triple.
On Wilmington's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Mitcheltree, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Shane Book, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lakeview pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wilmington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Lakeview will be playing at home against Sharpsville at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sharpsville has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.8 runs per game on average), something Lakeview will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Wilmington, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against West Middlesex at 4:15 p.m. West Middlesex has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.75 runs per game on average), something Wilmington will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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