Lake Mills fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Belleville on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Belleville Wildcats by a score of 8-6. Lake Mills was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Belleville apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Saturday.
Ace Everson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brody Henderson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Alex Parys was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lake Mills 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.
Lake Mills' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13. As for Belleville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-14 record this season.
Lake Mills will play host again on Thursday to welcome Stoughton, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. As for Belleville, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Montello at 5:00 p.m.
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