The Laurel Christian Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lamar Christian Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Laurel Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Laurel Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Sylva Bay Academy by a score of 3-0.
Laurel Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Blackwell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. With that strong performance, Blackwell is now averaging an impressive 5.4 strikeouts per game.
Laurel Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lamar Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak dating back to last season back in August. They fell 6-2 to Laurel Christian.
Laurel Christian's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for Lamar Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Laurel Christian beat Lamar Christian 6-2 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Laurel Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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