Falcons
| 04/10/25 @ Humboldt | 23 |
| 03/06/25 @ West Carroll | 12 |
| 03/20/25 vs Fulton County | 10 |
| 04/08/25 vs Haywood | 9 |
| 03/08/25 vs Lakeland Preparatory | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake County). Everything went their way against the Humboldt Vikings on Thursday as they made off with a 23-4 win. The Falcons have beaten the Vikings the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Vikings has come to flipping the script.
Cade Lanier made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
In other batting news, Lake County got a massive performance out of Sawyer Roberson, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Roberson has become a key player for the Falcons: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-13-1 otherwise. Bryson Johnson was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Lake County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .718. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Lake County's victory bumped their record up to 4-14-1. As for Humboldt, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lake County beat the Vikings by a score of 19-0 later that day.
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