Baseball Recap: North Tahoe Makes It Four in a Row on the Road

Lakers

Margin (Wins)

03/18/25 vs Sierra Lutheran	11
04/18/25 @ Oasis Academy	10
03/22/25 @ Sierra Lutheran	10
03/08/25 vs Pershing County	9
02/27/25 vs Sierra Lutheran	8

North Tahoe hadn't done well against Oasis Academy recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lakers were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Bighorns. Considering the Lakers have won nine matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Peter Rusek spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, North Tahoe got a massive performance out of Gray Ewing, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave Ewing a new career-high in RBI (two). Noah Glickman was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI.

North Tahoe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .528. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

North Tahoe pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Oasis Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-4 record.

North Tahoe will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bighorns: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.