The Lakes Lancers will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Lakes is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Spanaway Lake on Wednesday. They lost 13-2 to the Sentinels.
Kaitlyn Vasquez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Washington with a sharp 13-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Franklin Pierce sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lakes dropped their record down to 3-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Franklin Pierce, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against Franklin Pierce in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lakes 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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