Apalachee and Lanier are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Apalachee Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Lanier Longhorns at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Apalachee has five straight wins, Lanier has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, while Apalachee put up some runs, the same can't be said for North Forsyth. Apalachee walked away with a 4-0 victory over North Forsyth.
Traver Park spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Judah Powell was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lanier suffered a tough 8-1 loss at the hands of North Forsyth on Wednesday.
Apalachee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Lanier, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-15.
Apalachee came out on top in a nail-biter against Lanier in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lanier's Jake Renuart, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Apalachee still be able to contain Renuart? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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