Life Prep picked up another tournament win on Friday. They skirted past the South Gibson Hornets 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Fire.
Ivan Reid (Colon, Panama) spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Life Prep saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fermin Broce (Panama City, Panama), who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Those two hits gave Broce (Panama City, Panama) a new career-high. Cooper Brown (Wichita, Kansas) was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Life Prep hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Gibson struck out eight times.
Life Prep now has a winning record of 6-5. As for South Gibson, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-4.
Looking ahead, Life Prep will square off against Kickapoo at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. As for South Gibson, they will welcome DeSoto Central at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.71 runs per game on average), something the Hornets will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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