The Lavaca Golden Arrows will challenge the Alma Airedales at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lavaca will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Lavaca's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Booneville.
The result came thanks to Macie Irby's shutout, as she gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lavaca's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Winchester, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lavaca hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Alma came up short against Farmington on Tuesday, falling 19-2. The Airedales haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Lavaca pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Alma, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
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