Lakeside proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by 13) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Chamblee Bulldogs. This was payback for the Vikings, who suffered a 13-11 loss the last time these two teams met.
Grant Jackson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jackson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
In other pitching news, Jason Ludnai looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances.
Jackson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rory Lichtman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Vikings
| 03/03/25 @ Chamblee | 5-4 |
| 03/01/25 @ Arabia Mountain | 14-1 |
| 03/01/25 @ Arabia Mountain | 13-0 |
| 02/26/25 vs Arabia Mountain | 14-0 |
| 02/18/25 @ Southwest DeKalb | 7-1 |
| 02/17/25 vs Oglethorpe County | 7-2 |
The victory (which was Lakeside's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Chamblee, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Lakeside will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chamblee: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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