With a playoff game on the line, Pine Lake Prep rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the West Stokes Wildcats as they made off with a 15-3 win. Pine Lake Prep's victory was all the more impressive since West Stokes was averaging only 3.88 runs allowed on the season.
Michael Heis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Heis has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Heis was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Carter Helein was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. EJ Lewis, Jr. was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On West Stokes' side, Dylan Gastley was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Pine Lake Prep has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for West Stokes, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6.
Pine Lake Prep will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Forbush. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. West Stokes does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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