McKinley lost against Lakeview back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The McKinley Red Dragons fell just short of the Lakeview Bulldogs by a score of 12-10. McKinley has struggled against Lakeview recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Landon Turner was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Yost, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Lakeview's side, they got a great performance from Eli Gough as he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Andrew Brown was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Matthew Seikel was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
McKinley's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Lakeview, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
McKinley will head out on the road to challenge Harding at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lakeview, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Girard at 5:00 p.m.
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