The Diboll Lumberjacks will venture away from home to challenge the Huntington Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Diboll will be strutting in after a victory while Huntington will be coming in after a defeat.
Diboll's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Newton. The result was nothing new for the Lumberjacks, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Huntington was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Heights. The Red Devils' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Huntington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Havard, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Diboll has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Huntington, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-3.
Diboll came up short against Huntington when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 5-0. Can the Lumberjacks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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