Baseball Game Preview: Lakeside Rams vs. Maumelle Hornets

The Lakeside Rams will take on the Maumelle Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeside will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Lakeside took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They came out on top against Benton by a score of 7-4.

Maumelle couldn't beat North Little Rock on Monday even though they stacked six runs on them in the fifth inning. The Hornets fell just short of the Charging Wildcats by a score of 9-8.

Lakeside's victory bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Maumelle, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-9.

Lakeside came out on top in a nail-biter against Maumelle when the teams last played back in March of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.