Johnsonville was the 3-1 winner over Latta when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The Johnsonville Flashes fell just short of the Latta Vikings by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
For Latta's part, Fisher Richardson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits.
On the hitting side, Latta saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Jones, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Johnsonville's loss dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Latta, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
While Johnsonville had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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