After flying high against Struthers last Friday, Lakeside came back down to earth. The Dragons fell just short of the Madison Blue Streaks by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Blue Streaks recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Samantha Murphy was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Murphy was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double.
Murphy wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keeley Faenza, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Violet Hall also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Lakeside's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Madison, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-4.
Coming up, Lakeside will venture away from home to challenge Geneva at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Dragons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Madison, they will be playing at home against Wickliffe at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Blue Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.6 runs per game on average), something the Blue Streaks will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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