On Wednesday, Lakeland faced South Lyon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Everything went the Lakeland Eagles' way against the South Lyon Lions as the Lakeland Eagles made off with a 7-1 victory. This was a revenge contest for Lakeland, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-0 defeat when these two played on Wednesday.
For South Lyon's part, Jack Cumberland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Cumberland has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Lyon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Stevens, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lakeland is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for South Lyon, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeland will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Novi at 11:00 a.m. Lakeland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Novi's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Lyon, they will head out on the road to face off against Dexter at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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