Lake Shore extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to eight on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 0-6 in the process. They came up short against the Depew Wildcats, falling 12-2. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 6-0 to the Wildcats when the teams met back in May of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Lake Shore saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Kwilos, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. Brian Crupe also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
As for Depew, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On Depew's side, Daniel Reese made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Reese has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Depew let Jacob Scibetta and Justin Refermat run wild. Scibetta went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Refermat went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and one RBI. Refermat has become a key player for Depew: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Manna, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
While Lake Shore had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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