After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Legacy Christian Academy, Laton was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Kings Christian Crusaders by a score of 7-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Laton also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Kings Christian's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caiden Irwin, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. Irwin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Kings Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Laton's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Kings Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Laton will head out on the road to face off against Legacy Christian Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Laton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Kings Christian, they will be playing at home against Alpaugh at 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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