The Lake County Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Haywood Tomcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Lake County got the win against Humboldt by a conclusive 11-2. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Lake County has managed all season.
Landon Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on one hit and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Lake County let Bryce Byrd and Camden Chamberlain loose on the outfield. Byrd scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Chamberlain scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Chamberlain has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Tyquan Kinney was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Meanwhile, while Haywood put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Bolton. Haywood blew past Bolton 15-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Haywood.
Andrew Leek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Leek was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Haywood got a massive performance out of James Byrum, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Owen Stanley, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Lake County's victory bumped their record up to 4-21. As for Haywood, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-21 record this season.
Lake County might still be hurting after the 17-6 defeat they got from Haywood in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leek, who struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Lake County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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