Lower Lake entered their tilt with Kelseyville on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 8-5. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Knights, too.
Mariah Bal made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 16 batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Bal was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Jamiya Lee-Ayers
| 03/28/25 @ Kelseyville | 2 |
| 03/22/25 @ Concord | 1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Concord | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ Rio Linda | 0 |
| 03/08/25 vs Fortuna | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
In other batting news, Lower Lake let Leanna Ortega and Jamiya Lee-Ayers run wild. Ortega went 1-for-5 with one home run and three RBI, while Lee-Ayers scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits Lee-Ayers has posted since back in April of 2024. Aliana Barnes was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Lower Lake's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Kelseyville, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Lower Lake wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 10-0 loss against McKinleyville on the 29th. As for Kelseyville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-2 defeat against Healdsburg on the 29th.
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