Lamar Consolidated had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 5-21-2 to make it five. They came up short against the Victoria East Titans, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Titans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-2 on Tuesday.
As for Victoria East, the win (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 25-3-1. Considering they have won 19 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For Victoria East's part, the team relied heavily on Bentley Blinka, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kason Kolle, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Lamar Consolidated will take on Victoria West at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Victoria East, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-0 victory against Rockport-Fulton on the 18th.
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