Baptist Prep proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Lamar Warriors. That's more bragging rights for Baptist Prep, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Baptist Prep's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ben Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Lamar's side, Gabe Morrow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lamar saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jody Humphrey, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Baptist Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Lamar, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Baptist Prep will be playing in front of their home fans against Dover at 5:00 p.m. in their first game on Monday. As for Lamar, they will head out on the road to challenge Perryville at 4:30 p.m. in their first game on Monday.
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