After three games on the road, Lakeshore is heading back home. They will take on the Salmen Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeshore will be strutting in after a win while Salmen will be coming in after a loss.
Lakeshore gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over St. Scholastica.
Annabella Litolff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jaycee Ray and Sydney Arnold did most of the damage at the plate: Ray scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Arnold scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Landry Taylor, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Salmen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their tough 19-7 loss to St. Scholastica might stick with them for a while.
Lakeshore is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-12 record this season. As for Salmen, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Lakeshore's way against Salmen when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Lakeshore made off with a 14-0 victory. Will Lakeshore repeat their success, or does Salmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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