Lexington hasn't had much luck against Hatton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lexington Golden Bears will head out to take on the Hatton Hornets at 4:30 p.m.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lexington and Wilson meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. Lexington took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wilson.
Jacob Nava was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Lexington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Carlock, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Tate Gamble was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hatton waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 7-4.
Hatton's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Lexington suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Hatton when the teams last played back in February. Can Lexington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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