The Lamar Silver Foxes will venture away from home to take on the Central Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lamar is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Lamar's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They didn't even let Lee Central on the board, marking the Silver Foxes' second-straight 10-0 shutout. The Silver Foxes haven't had any issues with the Stallions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Abby McManus made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McManus was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jordyn Scarbrough, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Zyra Spann was another key player, earning two runs and two stolen bases.
Lamar was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 11-3 to Rush-Henrietta.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Lamar, their record is now 11-9.
Lamar beat Central 9-6 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Silver Foxes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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