Lake Arthur hasn't had much luck against Welsh recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Lake Arthur will face off against Welsh at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lake Arthur fell victim to Lafayette Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Knights. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, in Thursday's Canine Competition, Welsh prevailed. They won by a run and slipped past Cecilia 2-1.
Dane Iguess spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since March 1st.
At the plate, Welsh's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Kershaw, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Welsh is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Lake Arthur's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Lake Arthur came up short against Welsh in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 6-2. Can Lake Arthur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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