The Lakeland Chiefs will square off against the Honesdale Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Lakeland has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lakeland blew Western Wayne out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Tuesday Western Wayne got their revenge. The Chiefs fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 7-5.
Olivia Lach put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in walks (zero). She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Mick Eremo was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Honesdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-1 to Dunmore.
Lakeland dropped their record down to 5-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Honesdale, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Lakeland skirted past Honesdale 7-5 in their previous meeting on April 4th. Will the Chiefs repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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