Baseball Game Preview: Girard Indians vs. Lakeview Bulldogs

The Girard Indians will square off against the Lakeview Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Girard's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Lakeview's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

While Girard's victory against Jefferson Area wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Indians skirted past the Falcons 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won four in a row.

Camron Herrick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks.

Dominic Phiilips

Stolen Base

04/04/25 @ Jefferson Area	1
04/03/25 vs McDonald	1
04/01/25 vs McKinley	1
03/31/25 @ McKinley	1
03/29/25 vs West Branch	1

On the hitting side, Girard's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Phiilips, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Phiilips is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Evan Tuttle also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, Lakeview got the win against Struthers on Friday by a conclusive 9-2.

Nicolas Aho made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Aho was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.

In other batting news, Eli Gough was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Jacob Shaker was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Lakeview always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Lakeview now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Girard, they now have a winning record of 3-2.