Princeton is 2-8 against Lakota West since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Princeton Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Lakota West Firebirds at 5:00 p.m. Princeton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Princeton will bounce into Friday's game after beating Lakota East, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Princeton walked away with a 10-7 victory over Lakota East on Thursday.
Andre Parker Jr. looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Princeton got a big performance out of Josh Davis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lonell Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lakota West had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Vikings 12-6. Considering Lakota West has won three matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Princeton's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Lakota West, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Princeton suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Lakota West in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Can Princeton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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