The McKinley Red Dragons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lakeview Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, McKinley finally turned things around against Chaney on Thursday. Everything went McKinley's way against Chaney as McKinley made off with an 11-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for McKinley considering their two-run performance the contest before.
McKinley let Kris Hrosar and Landon Turner loose on the outfield. Hrosar scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Turner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tyler Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakeview won against Girard on Tuesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Lakeview came out on top against Howland by a score of 7-3. That four run margin sets a new team best for Lakeview this season.
Brandon Toot was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Seikel, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
McKinley's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Lakeview, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season.
McKinley couldn't quite finish off Lakeview in their previous meeting on Friday and fell 12-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakeview's Hayden Newton, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Now that McKinley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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