Baseball Recap: Lanier's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

Lanier's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Chattahoochee Cougars. The win was some much needed relief for the Longhorns as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.

Ethan Curtis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Nicholas Sampona

Runs

02/15/25 vs Campbell	4
03/07/25 @ Chattahoochee	2
02/20/25 vs South Forsyth	2
02/15/25 vs Cambridge	2
03/05/25 vs Chattahoochee	1
+ 2 more games

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nicholas Sampona, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Lanier is 3-1 when Sampona posts two or more runs, but 1-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Lanier's victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 4-9. As for Chattahoochee, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.

Coming up, Lanier will take on Johns Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Johns Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lanier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Chattahoochee, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Chattahoochee Cougars take on Seckinger Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Seckinger 3.9, Chattahoochee 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.