Cardinal had lost 11 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-15 to make it 12. They fell just short of the Lakeside Dragons by a score of 2-0. The Huskies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Cardinal saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Caldwell, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Caldwell's first of the season.
As for Lakeside, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games.
On Lakeside's side, the result came thanks to Gage Tome's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. Tome also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Dragons are 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-9 otherwise.
Cardinal and Lakeside could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Huskies (ranked 694th) will meet Andrews Osborne Academy (ranked 231st) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lakeside will take on Madison at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (646 vs. 247).
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