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| 04/27/24 - Home | 18-9 W |
| 04/26/24 - Away | 17-0 W |
| 04/26/24 - Neutral | 19-9 W |
Lake has gone a perfect 3-0 against Richton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hornets will welcome the Rebels at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lake's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Richton has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Lake needed a bit of extra time to put away Southeast Lauderdale. They skirted past the Tigers 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Hornets have posted since March 1st.
Jd Gibson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Griffin Boles was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Richton suffered their closest loss since March 18th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lumberton by a score of 11-9.
Tuck Fulmer and Elisha Byrd did some serious damage despite the final result: Fulmer scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Byrd scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Byrd is becoming a predictor of Richton's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-18 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Cochran, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lake's win bumped their record up to 22-5. As for Richton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-19.
Everything went Lake's way against Richton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Lake made off with an 18-9 victory. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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