After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last four matchups, Lake City finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They lost 8-1 to the Coeur d'Alene Vikings. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Lake City has scored all season.
Lake City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madeline Peterson, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Coeur d'Alene's side, Jenna Davenport was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Davenport has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Davenport was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Molly Nelson and Kyndal Bridge did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Bridge scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Nelson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Chloe Burke, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Lake City's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Coeur d'Alene, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lake City by a score of 5-1 later that day.
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