The Latta Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Lamar Silver Foxes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Latta is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Latta was able to grind out a solid win over Andrews, taking the game 6-1.
Latta got a great performance from Caden Lee as he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on BW Berry, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lamar is still looking for their first win of the season after four matchups. They fell just short of Green Sea Floyds by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday.
Latta's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-4. As for Lamar, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Latta took their win against Lamar in their previous matchup on March 12th by a conclusive 14-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Latta since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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