The Decatur Raiders will take on the Lawrence Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Decatur has five straight victories, Lawrence has 23 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Decatur's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Comstock as they made off with an 11-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lawrence scored the most runs they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 21-6 to Marcellus. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 15 runs.
David Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in two of his three plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Parker Kelson-Johnson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs.
Decatur pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Lawrence, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Decatur took their victory against Lawrence in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-1 score. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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