Lakota waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the St. Mary Central Catholic Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lakota also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Chase Dussel was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Dussel was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
Dussel wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was AJ Gosche, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On St. Mary Central Catholic's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Gill, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The win got Lakota back to even at 3-3. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lakota will challenge Gibsonburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gibsonburg's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Lakota's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Mary Central Catholic, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Bucyrus at 5:00 p.m. Bucyrus hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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