Raiders
| 03/13/26 vs Oak Grove | 10 |
| 03/06/26 @ St. Joseph Catholic | 20 |
| 03/02/26 @ St. Andrew's Episcopal | 6 |
| 02/28/26 @ Enterprise | 9 |
| 02/24/26 vs Columbia Academy | 8 |
| + 5 more games |
The Lamar Raiders will take on the Florence Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lamar is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Lamar after they put the first run on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Oak Grove by a score of 11-10. The loss was the Raiders' first of the season.
Sullivan Reed made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He continues to improve, besting his previous run total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Brady, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Florence had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Newton County by a score of 7-4 on Friday.
Kayden Beard looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Caden White was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jaboris Buckley also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Florence picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 4-6-2. As for Lamar, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Florence's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Lamar hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Florence, though, as they've only averaged .247. Will they be able to contain Lamar's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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