Austin Keckler belted a home run as Lakeland powered past Eastside, 7-2 in NECC baseball play Tuesday night in Butler.
While running roughshod over their first eight opponents, the Lakeland Lakers took pride in being the most physical football team on the field.
Lakeland went 1-2 in non-conference baseball action this past weekend.
Lakeland fell to Beech Grove and Blackhawk Christian in a varsity baseball tournament played Saturday at Heritage Christian in Indianapolis.
Concord and Mishawaka Marian each dealt the Lakeland varsity baseball team a setback this week.