For the second straight game, Milton will face off against Lanier. The Eagles will head out to take on the Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Milton has five straight victories, Lanier has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Milton had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Lanier on Monday. The Eagles put the hurt on the Longhorns with a sharp 8-1 win. The Eagles not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 5th.
For Lanier's part, they got a good showing from Lawson Smithers, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. That's the fewest earned runs Smithers has allowed since back in February.
On the hitting side, Lanier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Perez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Milton pushed their record up to 11-12 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Lanier, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-18.
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