South Bend Saint Joseph is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Lakeshore. The Huskies might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to the Lancers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Huskies were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lancers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2015.
Braxton Myers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, South Bend Saint Joseph saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton McFarland, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Dallas Downey was another, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
South Bend Saint Joseph's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-2. As for Lakeshore, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-3.
Looking ahead, South Bend Saint Joseph will face off against Buchanan at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Bucks are coming into the game with four straight defeats at home, meaning the Huskies will have to defend against a team out to give their home crowd a much needed win. As for Lakeshore, they will challenge Kalamazoo Central at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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