For the second year in a row, the 9U Leamington Lakers have won the LaSalle Green and Gold Classic.
In this tough tournament, they beat Kitchener 5-3 on Friday night, LaSalle Green 15-0 and Riverside 4-3 on Saturday to finish first in their pool.
That set up for a Sunday morning semi-final game with Windsor. The Lakers’ bats came alive and they advanced to the championship with a 15-7 victory.
In the championship game, the young Lakers team found themselves in a 4-0 hole early but came back to beat Riverside by a 7-4 score and retain their title.
Next, the Lakers will travel to Chatham for OBA weekend August 22-25.
