Lamar is 0-5 against Pottsville since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lamar Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Pottsville Apaches at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lamar's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Perryville as Lamar made off with a 6-0 win.
Meanwhile, Pottsville got the win against Baptist Prep on Wednesday by a conclusive 16-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pottsville.
Addy Wilmoth made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wilmoth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savanna Mackey, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Madison Duvall was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Lamar's record is now 10-6. As for Pottsville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Lamar suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Pottsville in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Thankfully for Lamar, Alexis Deramus (who scored three runs while going 3-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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