LAKEVIEW DOUBLES UP CROSS TOWN RIVALS

CORTLAND OH-  Lakeview came out swinging Friday and never let up, cruising past Maplewood 14-7 in a game that saw the Bulldogs stack runs early and hold off a late Rockets push.

The Bulldogs wasted no time jumping ahead, dropping five on Maplewood in the first. Carter Doran ripped a two-run single, Jacob Shaker lifted a sac fly, and a defensive miscue brought home two more.

Lakeview kept their foot on the gas in the second, hanging a six-spot thanks to RBI knocks from Shaker, Jackson Stuart, and Isaiah Lantz, plus a couple of bases-loaded freebies. By the end of two, it was already 11-0.

Maplewood made some noise in the fifth, scoring six runs with just one hit—taking advantage of walks, hit-by-pitches, and a little chaos. But the Bulldogs stayed in control, tacking on a few more and letting their early explosion carry them the rest of the way.

Jozef Kuchcinski got the win on the bump for Lakeview, tossing four scoreless innings while giving up just three hits. He didn’t rack up strikeouts but kept the Rockets off balance all night. Kenyan Clover took the loss for Maplewood after getting tagged for 11 runs—only five earned—over two innings of work.

Offensively, Lakeview racked up 13 hits. Lantz and Stuart each picked up three knocks, while Shaker and Doran drove in three runs apiece. The Bulldogs stayed clean in the field, turning a double play and committing zero errors.

For Maplewood, Ryan Sexton led the charge with a 2-for-2 day at the plate. Six different players knocked in a run during their fifth-inning surge, and the Rockets showed patience with nine total walks, two each from Sexton and Luke Shipman. Lakeview is back at it Saturday with a matchup against Boardman.