Lake Station Edison has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought game, but Lake Station Edison had to settle for a 12-11 loss against Merrillville. Even though they lost, Lake Station Edison's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
La'Mya Brown and Savannah Lazaro did some serious damage despite the final result: Brown scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Lazaro scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Harley Hileman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three contests, Marquette Catholic finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They lost 19-0 to Morgan Township. The defeat continues a trend for Marquette Catholic in their matchups with Morgan Township: they've now lost four in a row.
Lake Station Edison dropped their record down to 2-16 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Marquette Catholic, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Lake Station Edison might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Marquette Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Thankfully for Lake Station Edison, Summer Johnson (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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