It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Latta can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lake View Wild Gators by a score of 9-8 on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the Vikings' third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Preston Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Logan Byrd was another key player, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Latta's loss dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Lake View, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-6.
Latta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake View, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against McBee at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wild Gators 3.3, the Panthers 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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