A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lakeview Charter Lions challenge Triumph Charter Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lakeview Charter is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Valor Academy 16-9 on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the sixth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, Triumph Charter made easy work of Bert Corona Charter on Wednesday and carried off a 23-6 victory. That looming 23-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Jaguars yet this season.
Gabriel Gonzales was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Triumph Charter is 5-2 when Gonzales posts two or more runs, but 0-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Richard Reyes, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lakeview Charter is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Triumph Charter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-5.
Lakeview Charter skirted past Triumph Charter 8-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jaguars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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