Lake-Lehman dropped their record down to 18-3 on Thursday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Mid Valley Spartans by a score of 6-4. If the Knights were looking for revenge after losing 7-6 to the Spartans when the teams met back in June of 2022, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Kirsten Finarelli was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run.
As for Mid Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory they have posted since April 14th.
On Mid Valley's side, Ava Hazelton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. Hazelton has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Krista Cortazar, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Elise Larson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Lake-Lehman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mid Valley, they will take on Hughesville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hughesville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Mid Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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