Lake Arthur and Vinton are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Lake Arthur Tigers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Vinton Lions at 5:00 p.m. Lake Arthur is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
While Lake Arthur couldn't quite beat DeQuincy on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt on Thursday. Lake Arthur fell just short of DeQuincy by a score of 9-7.
Addison Abshire was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivian Sketoe, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Vinton was able to grind out a solid victory over Grand Lake on Tuesday, taking the game 13-8.
Lake Arthur's defeat dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Vinton, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-14 record this season.
Lake Arthur might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Vinton in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vinton's Jaycie O'Conner, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Lake Arthur knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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