For the second straight game, Waxahachie will face off against Lancaster. The Indians will be playing at home against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Waxahachie's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Lancaster has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Waxahachie is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Lancaster on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 2-1.
For Lancaster's part, Leo Leiva spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks. Leiva also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Tigers are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-12 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Lancaster's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Foster, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Foster has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
With the victory, Lancaster broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 11-12. As for Waxahachie, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
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