The Lakota Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lakota took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-13 win over Ross.
Lakota got a massive performance out of Mya Stoudinger, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Lexi Moon, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg came tearing into Saturday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Stockaders with a sharp 13-5 victory. Gibsonburg might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Ansley Fleming and Mariah McNett did most of the damage at the plate: Fleming scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while McNett went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Fleming has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aryah Ritchie, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Lakota pushed their record up to 5-11-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Gibsonburg, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
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