Carvers Bay hasn't had much luck against Latta recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bears will head out to face off against the Vikings at 6:00 p.m.
Carvers Bay is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Lake View on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Wild Gators.
Carvers Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brantley Jones, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Latta had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Golden Knights.
The team relied heavily on Chaz Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
Latta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount View only posted an OBP of .400.
Latta's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Carvers Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Carvers Bay might still be hurting after the 20-1 loss they got from Latta in their previous meeting on April 4th. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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