Wednesday just wasn't the day for Lakeside's offense. They fell just short of the Decatur Bulldogs by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-5 on Monday.
Rory Lichtman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lakeside saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Booth, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Micah Von also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Lakeside and nudges their season record down to 19-10. As for Decatur, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-15 record this season.
While Lakeside had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.
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