Baseball Recap: Lamar Vikings vs. South Grand Prairie Warriors
Lamar was the 5-2 winner over South Grand Prairie when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Lamar Vikings fell just short of the South Grand Prairie Warriors by a score of 5-4 on Friday.
Luke Lazier was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lamar saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Barnard, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On South Grand Prairie's side, Jacob Ayala was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Ayala was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Jonathan Mendez looked comfortable as he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Lamar now has a losing record at 14-15. As for South Grand Prairie, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8-1.
Lamar does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Grand Prairie, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mansfield Timberview at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (South Grand Prairie: 3.3, Mansfield Timberview: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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