Wawasee is 7-2 against Lakeland since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Wawasee Warriors will be staying on the road to face off against the Lakeland Lakers at 10:00 a.m. Wawasee will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Wawasee is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Churubusco on Friday as Wawasee made off with a 13-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland had just enough and edged Bethany Christian out 8-6 on Friday.
Levi Cook made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Cook has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cook was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Garrett Pieri, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Wawasee's record is now 10-13. As for Lakeland, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Wawasee came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeland in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Does Wawasee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakeland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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