Lakeland waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Holy Cross Crusaders and snuck past 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Lakeland, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lakeland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Uram, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Holy Cross' side, Joseph Lalli was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. AJ Piestrak was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Lakeland's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-6. As for Holy Cross, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeland will stay at home for another game and welcome Honesdale at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Honesdale's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Lakeland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Holy Cross, they will be playing at home against Riverside at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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