After flying high against Garden City last Saturday, Walled Lake Central came back down to earth. The Walled Lake Central Vikings fell 6-2 to the South Lyon Lions on Monday. Walled Lake Central has struggled against South Lyon recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Walled Lake Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin DeVooght, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Walled Lake Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On South Lyon's side, Chris Mathis tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, South Lyon let Andrew Verona-Kerley and Aidan Miller loose on the outfield. Verona-Kerley went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two doubles, while Miller scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Walled Lake Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for South Lyon, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
While Walled Lake Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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