The matchup between Walled Lake Northern and South Lyon on Saturday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Walled Lake Northern Knights fell 11-8 to the South Lyon Lions. The defeat means Walled Lake Northern is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
For South Lyon's part, Connor Hayden was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hayden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Aidan Miller was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Gavin Martinkowski was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Walled Lake Northern's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for South Lyon, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walled Lake Northern will take on Mott at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Lyon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sterling Heights Stevenson at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sterling Heights Stevenson's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so South Lyon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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