Friday just wasn't the day for Lakewood's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heath Bulldogs on Friday. Lakewood has not had much luck with Heath recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Heath's part, not much got past Riley Baum, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Lakewood off the board. Baum has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Heath got a massive performance out of Tannar Patterson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. Connor Corbett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Heath, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-2.
Lakewood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-2 victory vs. Zanesville on the 6th. Heath has also already played their next matchup, a 13-2 win against Licking Valley on the 6th.
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