The Lake Park Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the Saint Viator Lions at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Park is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Lake Park wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Sebastian Alvarez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, Dan Dellaria was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Ittner, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Lake Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Charles East only tossed four.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Saint Viator's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. Their tough 15-5 loss to Lakes might stick with them for a while.
Lake Park's record now sits at 14-4. As for Saint Viator, their record now sits at 14-6.
Lake Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Saint Viator in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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