It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakeside Christian can now relate to. They fell 8-5 to the Canterbury Crusaders on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, with their most recent defeat being a 4-1 loss two weeks ago.
Chris Aguilera Pena
| 04/14/25 vs Canterbury | 3 |
| 03/25/25 @ Fivay | 3 |
| 02/20/25 @ Admiral Farragut | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Seven Rivers Christian | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Canterbury | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
Lakeside Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chris Aguilera Pena, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Aguilera Pena has become a key player for the Lions: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three hits, but 5-9 otherwise.
This is the second loss in a row for Lakeside Christian and nudges their season record down to 7-10. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 14-10-1 Indian Rocks Christian (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 65.7% over those games). As for Canterbury, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-4.
Lakeside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canterbury, they will head out to take on Indian Rocks Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Crusaders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season.
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