Lakin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hugoton Eagles as they made off with a 14-4 victory. That's more bragging rights for Lakin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Eli Bemis made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Bemis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adrik Gomez, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Grant Mendenhall, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Lakin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Hugoton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakin will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Cimarron at 4:00 p.m. Lakin knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Cimarron likes a good challenge. As for Hugoton, they will head out on the road to take on Colby on Monday. Colby is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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