Lakes was the 6-5 winner over Franklin Pierce when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakes Lancers lost 22-2 to the Franklin Pierce Cardinals on Monday. Lakes has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alannah Martinez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Franklin Pierce's side, Leila Kannach made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Kannach was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kiley Sledge, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Laneigha Garcia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Franklin Pierce, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Lakes will head out on the road to challenge Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakes has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Franklin Pierce, they will head out on the road to square off against Fife at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fife is on a four-game streak of home wins, Franklin Pierce a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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