The Lyman Greyhounds are taking a road trip to challenge the Lake Howell Silverhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lyman has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Lake Howell will come in with five straight victories.
On Wednesday, Lyman came up short against Master's Academy and fell 7-4.
Anthony Hamilton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Howell). They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over University on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Silverhawks with their most commanding win of the season.
Larson Danek looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Lake Howell let Joseph Lehnen and Isaiah Walkin run wild. Lehnen scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Walkin scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Lehnen a new career-high in runs. Tyler Pittington also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Lake Howell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Lyman's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Lake Howell, their record now sits at 8-6.
Lyman couldn't quite finish off Lake Howell in their previous matchup on Tuesday and fell 5-3. Can Lyman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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