Lakeland and Mid Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Lakeland Chiefs will be playing at home against the Mid Valley Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakeland is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Lakeland lost 15-7 to Dunmore on Monday.
Lakeland saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Naniewicz, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley won against Dunmore on Friday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Mid Valley came out on top against Western Wayne by a score of 7-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mid Valley.
Nick Mills was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mills was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Cooper Lukasavage tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Doug Pua, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Balashaitis, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Mid Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Lakeland came up short against Mid Valley in their previous matchup on April 10th, falling 6-1. Will Lakeland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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