It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Western Wayne ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Lake-Lehman Knights out 12-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Ethan Grodack and Alex Decandis did most of the damage at the plate: Grodack scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Decandis scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lance Maiocco, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his six plate appearances.
On Lake-Lehman's side, Fionn Ellis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Evan Kaiser stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Sholtis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Lake-Lehman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Western Wayne now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lake-Lehman, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Western Wayne will head out on the road to take on Pine Grove at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lake-Lehman, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Holy Redeemer at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Lake-Lehman will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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