Lakewood came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Columbine Rebels, falling 14-4. If the Tigers were looking for revenge after losing 17-0 to the Rebels when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Keenan Butzen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Lakewood now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Columbine, they pushed their record up to 5-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
While Lakewood had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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