Lakeland fell victim to Western Wayne and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Western Wayne Wildcats. Lakeland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Western Wayne apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Lakeland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kody Miller, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Western Wayne's side, not much got past Ethan Grodack, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Lakeland off the board. Grodack has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lance Maiocco and Damian Glackin did most of the damage at the plate: Maiocco got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Glackin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Chapman, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Lakeland has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Western Wayne, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
Lakeland will head out on the road to challenge Holy Cross at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Holy Cross is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Lakeland will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Western Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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