Lakeview entered their tilt with Mercer with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They came out on top against the Mercer Mustangs by a score of 7-3 on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Lakeview, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Maddox Bell made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bell has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jonny Husband was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
On Mercer's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Christie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Lakeview pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Mercer, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Lakeview will be playing at home against West Middlesex at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakeview's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so West Middlesex's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mercer, they will head out on the road to take on Sharpsville at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Sharpsville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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