The Clear Lake Lakers and Clearwater River Cats had a rough July, achieving only one win between them the last few weeks in a game where they faced each other.

The Lakers were defeated by their Sauk Valley League rivals, the St. Joseph Joes in a close game ending 2-1 in 7 innings.

The Lakers starting pitcher Jordan Golombiecki threw all but 2/3 of the game innings, giving up four hits, two runs, three walks, and recording a strikeout. Offense was led by Tyler Maurer, who scored the team’s loan run and going 1 for 3.

Matt Krepp also went 1 for 3, Brett Knudson went 1 for 2, earning a walk, and Ryan Janzen earned a walk, was hit by a pitch, stole a base, and had a sacrifice.

The Clearwater River Cats were defeated by their Sauk Valley League rivals, the Monticello Polecats in 7 innings 13-3.

River Cats started pitcher Richard Thompson threw 1 1/3 innings, giving up three hits, seven runs, and six walks. Relief pitcher Richard Thompson three the remaining 5 1/3 innings, giving up seven hits, six runs, four walks, and recording two strikeouts.

River Cats offense was led by Cole Gueningsman, who went 1 for 4 with a home run, and Jack Grell, who went 1 for 4 for an RBI and scoring a run.

Tyler Carper went 1 for 3 for an RBI, and Callan Henkemeyer went 1 for 3 with a double. Zach Schmidt went 1 for 3 and scored a run, Justin Houge went 1 for 3, and Richard Thompson went 1 for 2.

The Lakers were also defeated by the Monticello Polecats, 5-1 at their next game.

Brett Knudsen started on the mound, throwing two inning, and giving up five hits, four runs, and one walk. Blake Brown threw four innings, giving up two hits, one run, one walk, and recording three strikeouts. Relief pitcher Matt Korte threw one inning, giving up one hit and recording two strikeouts.

Offense was led by Justin Hagstrom, who went 1 for 3 for an RBI, and Eric Faust, who went 1 for 2, scoring a run and getting hit by a pitch. Jake Samuelson and Brett Knudsen both went 1 for 3, and Ryan Janzen had a sacrifice.

The Lakers’ game against league foe Clearwater River Cats resulted in a win for the team, 10-7, backed by 14 hits and aided by 12 walks.

Ryan Skymanski started on the mound, throwing seven innings to earn the win. He gave up 10 hits, five runs, one walk, and recorded two strikeouts. Mike Smith closed out the game with two innings in relief, giving up four hits, two runs, one walk, and recording one strikeout.

Lakers’ offense was led by Ryan Janzen, who went 1 for 3 with a double for three RBIs, and earning one walk. Justin Hagstrom went 1 for 2 for an RBI; he also earned a walk, was hit twice by a pitch, and scoring two runs.

Jordan Golombiecki earned three walks, scored two runs, and was credited with an RBI. Caleb Neeser earned two walks, scored a run, and was credited with an RBI. Eric Faust had a sacrifice fly for an RBI, as did Ryan Skymanski, who also earned a walk and scored a run.

Mike Smith went 1 for 1, Jake Samuelson went 1 for 4, was hit by a pitch, and scored a pair of runs.

The River Cats’ starting pitcher Cory Schmidt threw 4 2/3 innings, giving up three hits, eight runs, and recorded a strikeout. Ty Carper threw 1 1/3 inning in relief, recording a pair of strikeouts. Nick Proshek threw one inning in relief, giving up four walks, two runs, and recording a strikeout. The final inning was thrown by relief pitcher Cod Thiery, who gave up two hits and recorded a pair of strikeouts.

Offense was led by Cole Gueningsman, who went 3 for 5 with a double RBI and scoring two runs. Jordan Picka went 1 for 3 with a double and a sacrifice fly for two RBIs. Ty Carper went 3 for 4 for an RBI, he was also hit by a pitch and scored a run. Cory Schmidt went 2 for 4, scoring two runs.

Callan Henkemeyer went 1 for 4 for an RBI, earning a walk, and Adam Smith went 1 for 4 for an RBI and was hit by a pitch. Zach Grell earned a walk, and Nick Proshek scored a run.

The River Cats next game also resulted in a loss against the Sartell Muskies, 10-1. They were led on offense by Jack Grell, who went 2 for 4 and scored the team’s lone run. Callan Henkemeyer went 1 for 3 and was hit by a pitch. Adam Smith went 1 for 4, Zack Schmidt went 1 for 3, Cole Gueningsman earned a walk, and Ty Carper was hit by a pitch.

The River Cats next game against the Sartell Stone Ponies also ended in defeat, but the game ended with a much closer score, 3-1. Starting pitcher Cory Schmidt threw 6 1/3 innings, giving up nine hits, three runs, three walks, and recording four strikeouts.

Offense was led by Ty Carper, going 1 for 4 for an RBI, and Callan Henkemeyer, going 1 for 4 with a double. Jack Carper and Jordan Picka both went 1 for 4, and Zach Schmidt earned a walk and scored the team’s lone run. Cole Gueningsman earned two walks, and Cory Schmidt earned one walk.

The Lakers also saw defeat against the Big Lake Yellow Jackets, 11-3. Lakers starting pitcher Jordan Golombiecki threw two inning, giving up six hits, five runs, and three walks. Mike Smith threw four innings in relief, giving up four hits, one run, three walks, and recording five strikeouts.

Relief pitcher Alex Kreling threw two innings, giving up four hits, five runs, two walks and recording one strikeout. Relief pitcher Matt Korte threw one inning, giving up two hits.

Offense was led by Tyler Maurer, who went 1 for 4 with a home run for three RBIs. Matt Korte went 4 for 5 and Justin Hagstrom went 2 for 4 with a sacrifice and scoring a run. Blake Brown went 1 for 4 with a stolen base, and Brett Knudsen also went 1 for 4. Ryan Skymanski earned a walk and had a sacrifice, and Ryan Janzen earned a walk.

In final league standing, the Clear Lake Lakers came in 2-8, with the Clearwater River Cats just ahead of them, coming in at 3-7.