The Lamesa Golden Tornadoes will venture away from home to take on the Compass Academy Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lamesa hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Lamesa came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Denver City, falling 11-1.
Meanwhile, Compass Academy had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs 11-0. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
KEONI DUTCHOVER was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. DUTCHOVER was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, KAISON BIVINS and JACKSON CLARK did most of the damage at the plate: BIVINS went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while CLARK went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. BIVINS is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played. BRADEN HOGAN was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Compass Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Lamesa now has a losing record of 12-13-1. As for Compass Academy, their record now sits at 26-2.
Lamesa couldn't quite get it done against Compass Academy in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 6-1. Can the Golden Tornadoes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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