Baseball Game Preview: Lamar Warriors vs. Atkins Red Devils

The Lamar Warriors will take on the Atkins Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

On Friday, Lamar didn't have quite enough to beat Cossatot River and fell 8-7.

Lamar got a big performance out of Zaxton Aldridge, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadan Crotts, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Atkins waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Daredevils 7-1. The Red Devils not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 20th (when they won 10-0).

Ethan Linboom made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Ethan Hillis looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).

Linboom wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kade Bartlett, who went 2-for-4 with one triple. That's the most hits Bartlett has posted since back in March. Jaxson Koenigseder was another, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

Atkins' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-12. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Lamar, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.

Lamar couldn't quite get it done against Atkins when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.