Lakewood had already won three in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Newark Catholic Green Wave as they made off with a 13-4 victory. That's more bragging rights for Lakewood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Newark Catholic's part, Kylie Gibson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Lakewood's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Newark Catholic, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Lakewood will be playing at home against New Albany at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Albany is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Newark Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Grove City at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Newark Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 14.5 runs per game this season.
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