Baseball Game Preview: Lanier Longhorns vs. Gainesville Red Elephants

The Lanier Longhorns are taking a road trip to square off against the Gainesville Red Elephants at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lanier has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Gainesville will come in with four straight wins.

Lanier came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Gainesville by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Longhorns have suffered since April 17, 2024.

Lanier got a good showing from Noah Norton, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Norton hasn't allowed a single hit since back in February.

At the plate, Nicholas Sampona made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Vincenzo Prigge also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Gainesville pushed their record up to 6-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.29 in the others. As for Lanier, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.