The home team had won the previous three meetings between Pymatuning Valley and Lakeside, and Pymatuning Valley kept the tradition alive. The Lakers blew past the Dragons 10-0 on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Lakers, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Ryan Croston, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Pymatuning Valley is undefeated when Croston posts two or more runs, but 1-2 otherwise. Sean Croston was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Lakers
| 04/24/25 vs Lakeside | 52.2% |
| 04/18/25 @ Edgewood | 35.5% |
| 04/18/25 @ Conneaut | 32.4% |
| 04/17/25 @ Chalker | 51.7% |
| 04/11/25 vs Windham | 30% |
| + 11 more games |
Pymatuning Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Pymatuning Valley's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Coming up, Pymatuning Valley will head out to take on Mathews at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lakeside, they will host Conneaut at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Dragons are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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