
Lakes
05/15/25 vs Jeffers | 17 |
05/16/25 @ Ontonagon | 15 |
03/22/25 vs Superior Central | 15 |
05/30/25 vs L'Anse | 14 |
04/26/25 vs Niagara | 13 |
It's playoff time, and Lake Linden-Hubbell had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Superior Central Cougars on Saturday. The Lakes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 20 contests by six runs or more this season.
Lake Linden-Hubbell let Emily Jokela and Ashlyn Steves run wild. Jokela went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Steves went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI Steves has posted since back in May. Another player making a difference was Kyara Mills, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Lake Linden-Hubbell lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in four consecutive matchups.
Lake Linden-Hubbell is on a roll lately: they've won 22 of their last 23 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Superior Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-7 record.
Lake Linden-Hubbell has already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] on the 7th. Superior Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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