Antioch lost against Lakes back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Antioch Sequoits fell just short of the Lakes Eagles by a score of 4-2. That's two games in a row now that Antioch has lost by exactly two runs.
Mason Willis was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Nathan Yeager was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Antioch dropped their record down to 2-3 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Lakes, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Antioch will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lake Forest at 10:00 a.m. Lake Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Lakes, they will head out on the road to square off against Niles West at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lakes' pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Niles West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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