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Houston-Luke Spencer’s fourth hit ensured Lake Lehman was at least in overtime, four points from the end of the seventh inning.

Jumping quickly as the field crosses the catcher’s foot a few feet, Spencer reaches home plate in sufficient time, and using the Head First Dive, Lake Lehman makes 13 pairs against Royal Sock Township at PIAA. It was an impossible victory, winning at 12. The first round of the Class 3A State Baseball Tournament.

Three straight two-out singles by Graydon Finalelli, Spencer and Nick Finalelli bring Spencer home as Lake Lehman draws and Loyalsock Township third pitcher Chase Cabanot struggles. The result was a 90 foot position.

When Spencer hit the triple, Lake Lehman head coach Mike Solti, who was the third base coach, reminded him to prepare for the next game.

Spencer recorded 3 RBIs and 2 RBIs with 4 RBIs in 4 on bats. His two-run single down the left side resulted in a 12-12 draw.

Upon returning to plate, Spencer extended Lake Lehman’s season after his season was shortened.

Senior shortstop Spencer has missed the last five games of the regular season and seven of the last nine. He suffered a hamstring injury in the middle of the season and returned to the lineup, but got injured again and had more time to sit up.

“It’s been a little tough season for me,” said Spencer. “When I started to warm up, I pulled the hamstrings.”

Spencer had a .500 batting average in the mid-season or regular season he played for the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 and District 2 Class 3A champions.

Back in the playoffs, Spencer pushed that average above 0.500 and helped push the Black Knights to the state quarterfinals.

Lake Lehman is back with a 7-3 lead thanks to Ty Federici’s massive home run.

After the Lancers drew 7-7, the Black Knights failed to score late in the fifth inning with three consecutive hits due to a failure in the base pass.

“First we had to get through the defensive end without giving up more points,” said Spencer. “Stop them. “

Solti said some of the mistakes on both sides of the wild game were due to the excitement of the game itself.

“In the state playoffs everyone’s adrenaline is a little bit higher,” he said. “I experienced an adrenaline rush all seven times.”

All nine players ran running. Connor Morgan, Federici, Gledon Finarelli, Nick Finalelli and Cole Kaiser each contributed two hits to a 17-hit offense.

2019 semi-finalist Lake Lehman will advance to the state quarterfinals on Thursday. The Black Knights face District 3 finalist Trinity in the first round on Monday.