Baseball Game Preview: Lanier Longhorns vs. Milton Eagles

For the second straight game, Lanier will face off against Milton. The Longhorns are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Lanier turned things around against Milton on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Eagles.

Nicholas Sampona

Runs

02/15/25 vs Campbell	4
04/02/25 vs Milton	3
03/12/25 @ Johns Creek	2
03/07/25 @ Chattahoochee	2
02/20/25 vs South Forsyth	2
+ 8 more games

The team relied heavily on Nicholas Sampona, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Lanier's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 2-16 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Diaz, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.

The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 6-18. As for Milton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 11-13 record.