The Lamar Tigers will face off against the Jasper Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lamar's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Adrian as Lamar made off with a 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Jasper never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Osceola on Tuesday. They blew past the Indians 20-9. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by seven runs or more this season.
Crystal Smith was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivea Roberts, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
The win got Lamar back to even at 2-2. As for Jasper, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Lamar's way against Jasper when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Lamar made off with a 16-2 victory. Will Lamar repeat their success, or does Jasper has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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