The Lakeside Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Seattle Academy Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Seattle Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lakeside duked it out with Seattle Prep on Wednesday. The Lions fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 5-4. It was the first time this season that the Lions let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Seattle Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Franklin. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cardinals have suffered since March 12th.
Eli Herst was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. Edmond Haddad also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Lakeside and nudges their season record down to 8-3. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Seattle Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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