After five games on the road, Lakin is heading back home. They will take on the Sublette Larks at TBD on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
The matchup between Lakin and Ulysses in Thursday's second game hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. Lakin fell 15-11 to Ulysses. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lakin in their matchups with Ulysses: they've now lost six in a row.
Armando Saucedo and Adrik Gomez did some serious damage despite the final result: Saucedo scored five runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Gomez went 4-for-5 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Grant Mendenhall, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Sublette's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stanton County.
Lakin's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Sublette, they dropped their record down to 3-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Lakin's way against Sublette in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Lakin made off with a 16-2 win. Will Lakin repeat their success, or does Sublette have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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