Lakeview extended their losing streak to ten on Monday, dropping them down to 2-14. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the St. Clair Saints. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 back in April.
As for St. Clair, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For St. Clair's part, Hayley McFarlane looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. McFarlane has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Clair's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Pickelhaupt, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Lakeview is set to take on their familiar foe Utica at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, St. Clair will face off against rival Sterling Heights Stevenson at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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