It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lakeside School had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Edgewood Academy Wildcats onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Lakeside School who now have five in a row.
Colton Sampson was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Sampson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Sampson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Morrow, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jack Giles, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lakeside School has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-23 record this season. As for Edgewood Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lakeside School beat Edgewood Academy by a score of 14-9 later that day.
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