The Lakota Raiders will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m. Gibsonburg took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lakota, who comes in off a win.
Lakota's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Danbury 7-0.
Not much got past Brady Kern, who gave up just nine hits to keep Danbury off the board. Kern has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chase Dussel was a standout: he scored two runs and stole four bases. Grant Scherger was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg came up short against Hopewell-Loudon on Friday and fell 7-3. Gibsonburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakota has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Gibsonburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Lakota skirted past Gibsonburg 4-3 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Lakota repeat their success, or does Gibsonburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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