After a string of eight wins, Lake Park's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Geneva Vikings by a score of 9-7. Lake Park was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Geneva apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Monday.
Jacob Folkes and Dan Dellaria did some serious damage despite the final result: Folkes got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI, while Dellaria went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Geneva's side, Shane Webb looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Nate Stempowski was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was John Rueth, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Lake Park's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-2. As for Geneva, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1-1.
While Lake Park 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 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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