Lakeside and Newnan squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lakeside had to settle for second. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Newnan Cougars. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Friday.
Molly McHoul put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ellie Lenz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lakeside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newnan only tossed four.
The defeat snapped Lakeside's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 20-5 record. As for Newnan, they moved to 14-16 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
As of now, neither Lakeside nor Newnan have any future games scheduled.
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