Baseball Preview: LaVergne Wolverines vs. Smyrna Bulldogs
LaVergne is 1-8 against Smyrna since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The LaVergne Wolverines will be playing at home against the Smyrna Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. LaVergne will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
LaVergne will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a 12-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against McGavock on Friday. LaVergne sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over McGavock.
Daniel Lopez was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Dominic Townsend was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jeffery Huddleston, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Smyrna is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 games. They fell victim to a rough 11-0 defeat at the hands of Brentwood on April 5th.
LaVergne's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-15. As for Smyrna, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
LaVergne suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Smyrna in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will LaVergne have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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