Lake-Lehman has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Hanover Area Hawkeyes at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Lake-Lehman came up short against Greater Nanticoke Area and fell 6-3.
Sam Finarelli put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Finarelli was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Finarelli wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Jenkins, who went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Lake-Lehman didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, sadly, Hanover Area is still looking for their first win of the season after four matchups. They fell just short of Wyoming Seminary College Prep by a score of 10-9 on Friday. The final score was a far cry from the score of their previous head-to-head, which saw the teams combine for one run.
Lake-Lehman's record now sits at 2-6. As for Hanover Area, their record now sits at 0-4.
Lake-Lehman came up short against Hanover Area in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Lake-Lehman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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