Sadly, Lejeune is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They fell just short of the Lakewood Leopards by a score of 16-14 on Thursday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Xander Antonio was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Antonio has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Antonio was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lejeune got a big performance out of Gage Quillen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Timothy Haller, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Like Lejeune, Lakewood also got a great game from a two-way player: Samuel Johnson. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Johnson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Landon Neal was a standout: he got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Heath Britt was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Lejeune's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lakewood, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Lejeune will head out on the road to challenge Northside - Pinetown at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lejeune will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Lakewood, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-4 defeat vs. James Kenan on the 18th.
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