Baseball Recap: Latta Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Vikings

Previous 6 Games

04/24/25 vs Mount View	6-3
04/23/25 vs Lake View	4-3
04/22/25 @ Green Sea Floyds	6-5
04/10/25 @ Johnsonville	7-4
04/09/25 vs Marion	14-1
04/04/25 @ Carvers Bay	20-1

Latta had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Mount View Golden Knights by a score of 6-3.

The team relied heavily on Chaz Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

Latta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount View only posted an OBP of .400.

Latta pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mount View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5-1.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Latta will face off against Carvers Bay at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mount View, they will take on Twin Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.