After flying high against Ralston Valley last Saturday, Lakewood came back down to earth. The Lakewood Tigers lost 14-4 to the ThunderRidge Grizzlies on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now lost three in a row.
Lakewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was NeVaeh Roybal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Roybal has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Gallegos, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for ThunderRidge, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
Lakewood is on the road again on Wednesday to play Chatfield at 4:00 p.m. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for ThunderRidge, they will host Douglas County at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Douglas County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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