Lakeside hasn't had much luck against Chamblee recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lakeside Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Chamblee Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Lakeside will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
If Lakeside beats Chamblee with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Lakeside blew past Southwest DeKalb 12-4 on Saturday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Willow Deery was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Brosnan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakeside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwest DeKalb only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Chamblee earned a 7-3 win over Dunwoody on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Kate Sarago, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and a triple.
Lakeside's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Chamblee, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Lakeside hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Chamblee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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