The Booker T. Washington-Shreveport Lions will venture away from home to take on the Summerfield Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Booker T. Washington-Shreveport will be strutting in after a victory while Summerfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Booker T. Washington-Shreveport's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Green Oaks by a score of 15-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Giants: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Summerfield was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell 6-2 to Captain Shreve. The Rebels have struggled against the Gators recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Melanie Salmon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Summerfield saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aniston Cupp, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Booker T. Washington-Shreveport's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-8. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.3 runs over those games. As for Summerfield, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
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