Lake has won three straight games at home, while Jackson has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Blue Streaks will host the Polar Bears at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lake 3.1, Jackson 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Lake earned a 7-4 win over Wadsworth.
Grady Widner tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Lake let Ty DeGeorge and Emmitt Filisky run wild. DeGeorge went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Filisky went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Noah Kubasky, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Lake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Jackson put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand North Royalton a 1-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Polar Bears in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won three in a row.
Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Jackson, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3.
Lake couldn't quite get it done against Jackson in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-2. Will the Blue Streaks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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