The Lassiter Trojans will take on the Riverwood Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lassiter has five straight victories, Riverwood has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Lassiter got the win against Hillgrove by a conclusive 9-1. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Riverwood's offense. They fell just short of Sequoyah by a score of 1-0 on Monday.
May Weis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Lassiter's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. As for Riverwood, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Lassiter came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverwood in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lassiter since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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