The Lake Gibson Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ridge Community Bolts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Lake Gibson is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 28-4 margin over Tenoroc on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for Lake Gibson as they're now sitting on three straight.
Vincent Lijewski made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lijewski was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Stetson Jones looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Lake Gibson got a big performance out of B Best, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Byron Burton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ridge Community got the win against Victory Christian Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ridge Community.
Lake Gibson's victory bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Ridge Community, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10.
Lake Gibson skirted past Ridge Community 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Lake Gibson repeat their success, or does Ridge Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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