
Knights
04/02/25 vs Greater Nanticoke Area | 15 |
03/25/25 @ Hanover Area | 10 |
03/24/25 vs Wilkes-Barre | 10 |
04/23/25 @ Holy Redeemer | 8 |
04/14/25 vs Wyoming Area | 8 |
Lake-Lehman waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Holy Redeemer Royals with a sharp 9-1 win. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Hannah Chipego made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Kirsten Finarelli and Kaitlyn Brudnicki did most of the damage at the plate: Finarelli got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run and two runs, while Brudnicki went 3-for-4 with one home run. Finarelli has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Reilly, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Lake-Lehman kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in five consecutive matchups.
Lake-Lehman's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Holy Redeemer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Lake-Lehman didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 21-0 victory against Greater Nanticoke Area on the 24th. As for Holy Redeemer, they will take on Berwick at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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