After four games on the road, Lake Havasu is heading back home. They will take on the Westview Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Havasu is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
While Lake Havasu has not struggled against Verrado recently, they managed to flip the script on Saturday. Lake Havasu had just enough and edged Verrado out 9-8.
Carson Lockman made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Lockman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Landen Nigg tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits.
Back at the plate, Deegan Cross was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Brock Cross, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Westview is still looking for their first win of the season after 17 contests. They fell victim to a rough 27-1 loss at the hands of Canyon View on Friday.
Westview saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ghael Beltran, who went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Lake Havasu is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8-1 record this season. As for Westview, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Westview's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lake Havasu has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Westview, though, as they've been averaging 10.4. Given Lake Havasu's sizable advantage in that area, Westview will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lake Havasu took their victory against Westview in their previous matchup on Thursday by a conclusive 20-1. Will Lake Havasu repeat their success, or does Westview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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