East Valley is 0-3 against Lakeside since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The East Valley Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lakeside Eagles at 12:00 p.m.
East Valley fell victim to Deer Park and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-0 walloping at the hands of the Stags.
East Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Windhorst, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lakeside gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Newport a 15-0 shutout. With that win, Lakeside brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Sadahiro Patterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Patterson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Patterson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Lakeside let Kannon Almond and Mason Thomas loose on the outfield. Almond scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Thomas scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Zeshawn Griffin, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Lakeside, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Valley has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lakeside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
East Valley might still be hurting after the 10-1 defeat they got from Lakeside when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Thankfully for East Valley, Peyton Hayes (who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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