Lakewood is 1-9 against Chatfield since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lakewood Tigers are on the road again to play the Chatfield Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Lakewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Lakewood lost 14-4 to ThunderRidge on Tuesday.
Lakewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was NeVaeh Roybal, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Roybal has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Gallegos, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Chatfield faced Valor Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Chatfield put the hurt on Valor Christian with a sharp 15-5 victory. Considering the Chargers have won 11 games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Isabella Leech spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and racked up 14 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lexie Balfanz, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Davros, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chatfield didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Chatfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lakewood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Chatfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lakewood suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Chatfield in their previous matchup back in September. Can Lakewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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