The Lawrence Central Bears will square off against the Speedway Sparkplugs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Lawrence Central and eight for Speedway.
On Thursday, Lawrence Central came up short against Hamilton Heights and fell 8-5.
Evan Connors made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Solomon Rashid, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Speedway's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Indianapolis Scecina Memorial on Wednesday.
Lawrence Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Speedway, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11-1.
Lawrence Central took their win against Speedway in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-2 score. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Sparkplugs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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