Baseball Recap: Lake Has No Trouble Against Richton

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 vs Choctaw Central	17
03/01/25 @ Ethel	17
04/01/25 vs Scott Central	16
03/07/25 @ Bay Springs	16
03/07/25 @ Bay Springs	16

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lake had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Richton Rebels 18-5. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 matches by ten runs or more this season.

Wyatt Bell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jd Gibson, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasen Tune, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in eight consecutive contests.

Lake's record is now 24-5. As for Richton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-22.

As of now, neither Lake nor the Rebels have any future games scheduled.