The Gibsonburg Golden Bears will face off against the Lakota Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Gibsonburg made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hopewell-Loudon, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Golden Bears fell just short of the Chieftains by a score of 7-5 on Thursday. The Golden Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lakota). They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Arcadia on Saturday. Considering the Raiders have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Kern tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Hunter Sweeney was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Graham Harmon, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Lakota hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Gibsonburg's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Lakota, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
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