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| 04/15/24 - Away | 10-5 W |
| 04/17/23 - Home | 7-13 L |
| 04/19/21 - Neutral | 15-0 W |
| 04/17/18 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 04/18/17 - Home | 6-12 L |
| 04/19/16 - Home | 6-7 L |
Lockwood and New Heights Christian Academy are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Tigers will welcome the Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Lockwood's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Northeast Vernon County as they made off with a 12-0 victory. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant win of the season.
The team relied heavily on Kolton Kleeman, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nik Thieman, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, New Heights Christian Academy hadn't done well against Ash Grove recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Cougars walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Pirates.
New Heights Christian Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Lockwood, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Lockwood was able to grind out a solid victory over New Heights Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 10-5. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cougars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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