The Lakeside Dragons will head out on the road to take on the North Rangers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakeside, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Lakeside finally turned things around against Pymatuning Valley on Friday. Lakeside skirted past Pymatuning Valley 3-2.
Meanwhile, North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kirtland.
North got a good showing from Andrew Gunton, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Gunton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Rolf, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kirtland only tossed three.
Lakeside's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.
Lakeside came out on top in a nail-biter against North in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakeside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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