Lakeland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their rough 12-2 defeat to the Coeur d'Alene Vikings might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Lakeland has lost by exactly ten runs.
Lakeland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Mason, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Coeur d'Alene's side, Zeb Blattstein looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Blattstein has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Owen Field and Chase Saunders did most of the damage at the plate: Field scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Saunders scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Foulk, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Lakeland now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Coeur d'Alene, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Lakeland by a score of 17-1 later that day.
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