The Haywood Tomcats will be playing at home against the Lake County Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Haywood's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bolton as Haywood made off with a 15-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Haywood.
Andrew Leek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Leek has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Leek was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Haywood got a massive performance out of James Byrum, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Owen Stanley, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lake County got the win against Humboldt on Tuesday by a conclusive 11-2. That nine run margin sets a new team best for Lake County this season.
Landon Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on one hit and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Lake County let Bryce Byrd and Camden Chamberlain loose on the outfield. Byrd scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4, while Chamberlain scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyquan Kinney, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Haywood's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-21. As for Lake County, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-21.
Haywood took their win against Lake County in their previous matchup on Friday by a conclusive 17-6. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chamberlain, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs but no hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Haywood still be able to contain Chamberlain? There's only one way to find out.
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