Baseball Preview: Latta Vikings vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders
The Latta Vikings are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Latta is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, Latta earned a 5-2 win over Myrtle Beach.
Caden Lee looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dawson Covington was incredible, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bamberg-Ehrhardt came up short against Barnwell on Thursday and fell 7-4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt has not had much luck with Barnwell recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Latta has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Bamberg-Ehrhardt, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Everything went Latta's way against Bamberg-Ehrhardt in their previous meeting back in May of 2015 as Latta made off with an 11-1 victory. Does Latta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bamberg-Ehrhardt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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