Morley Stanwood had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-10 to make it four. They lost 12-1 to the Lakeview Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent defeat being a 13-3 loss on Monday.
Morley Stanwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quin Garrett, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for Lakeview, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. With that win, they brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
On Lakeview's side, Braxton Hill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over 6.2 innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave Hill a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Lakeview is 5-1 when Hill posts two or more runs, but 4-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, Lakeview got a massive performance out of Cameron Perez, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Perez has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Salladay, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
While Morley Stanwood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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