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| 04/17/25 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/19/24 - Away | 7-2 W |
| 04/01/24 - Home | 4-2 W |
| 04/21/23 - Away | 8-6 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lakewood has gone 8-2 against Johnstown-Monroe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Lancers will look to defend their home field against the Johnnies at 5:00 p.m. Lakewood's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Johnstown-Monroe's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Lakewood after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 5-2 to Mt. Vernon.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Johnstown-Monroe, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Northridge on Friday.
Landon Larason looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Johnstown-Monroe: the team is undefeated when he allows at most two hits, but 4-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Johnstown-Monroe let Sevi Chiddention and Braeden Archibald run wild. Chiddention went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI, while Archibald went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Chiddention a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Landon Myers, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Lakewood's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Johnstown-Monroe, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-8.
Lakewood skirted past Johnstown-Monroe 3-1 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Lancers repeat their success, or do the Johnnies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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