Lions Latest: Boys, Girls Look For Success on the Diamond

Baseball: Returning home from spring break in Florida, where the Lions went 2-2 against teams from all across the country, spirits were high in Lacey.

Lacey hit a bump in the road with a three-game losing streak this week, but snapped it with an important divisional win over Pinelands Regional on Friday. In three games this week returning from Florida, the Lions went 1-2, bringing their record to 3-7 and 1-3 in the division. With sophomore Eric Reitmeyer bringing home the winning run against Pinelands Regional on Friday with a walk-off hit, the Lions hope it can spark them, as despite being 1-3 in the division, they are only two wins off behind division-leading Manchester with a big week coming up.

On Monday and Wednesday, the Lions will play road games at 3:45 against Central Regional and Manchester, respectively. Later, on Friday, Lacey will host the Brick Dragons at 3:45. With six straight games against B South rivals, the next two weeks will be the biggest of the year for Lacey baseball.

Softball: The Lady Lions sit at 2-5, with a 1-3 record within the division after dropping their only two games of the week.

Lacey nearly finished even on the week. as they took a lead on rival Barnegat in extra innings. Senior Jenna Fleck continues to be unstoppable in the batter's box. as she went 3-3 with a home run. It was one of three extra base hits for Lacey. as Alyssa Smialowicz tripled and Amanda Santoro hit a double. Unfortunately, the Lady Lions came up just short and lost 6-5 in 10 innings. Pitcher Cassondra Zitani pitched all ten innings and struck out two.

Much like baseball, a strong week would shoot Lacey up the standings rapidly. The Lady Lions face the exact same schedule as the baseball team does for the upcoming week.