The LaVergne Wolverines will face off against the Hillsboro Burros at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillsboro took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on LaVergne, who comes in off a win.
LaVergne took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Cane Ridge by a score of 8-4.
Caleb Lund was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lathan Hall was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Muhammad Israr also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro scored the most runs they've had this season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 18-12 to Ezell-Harding Christian.
Nathan Gilmore stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Umares, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The victory got LaVergne back to even at 2-2. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
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