After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Conant, Lake Park was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They came out on top against the Elk Grove Grenadiers by a score of 10-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lake Park considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Gavin O'Neil and Hank Thiele dominated on the mound. O'Neil tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits, while Thiele pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Thiele has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Park got a big performance out of Jayden Patel, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Derek Ittner, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
On Elk Grove's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Myles Schwartz, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Lake Park's win bumped their record up to 25-8. As for Elk Grove, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-22.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lake Park beat Elk Grove by a score of 5-1 later that day.
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