Laton and Kings Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Laton Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Kings Christian Crusaders at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Laton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Laton played against Legacy Christian Academy and lost via forfeit.
Last Saturday, Kings Christian suffered a rough 21-1 defeat at the hands of Riverdale. Kings Christian has not had much luck with Riverdale recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Kings Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Dukes, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Laton's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Kings Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Laton beat Kings Christian 7-4 when the teams last played on Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kings Christian's Caiden Irwin, who struck out ten batters over two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Laton still be able to contain Irwin? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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