Baseball Game Preview: Crowley Gent vs. Lakeside Warriors

The Crowley Gent will venture away from home to face off against the Lakeside Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.

Crowley blew Pine Prairie out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Pine Prairie got their revenge. The Gent fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Gent couldn't push the score so high this time.

Meanwhile, Lakeside hadn't done well against Evangel Christian Academy recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Warriors had just enough and edged out the Eagles 9-7. Surprisingly, this marked the Warriors' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

Lakeside is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs over those games. As for Crowley, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-15.