The Live Oak Eagles will head out to square off against the Central Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Live Oak has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Live Oak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: St. Amant, who was ranked fourth at the time (Live Oak was ranked 19th). The Eagles lost 11-4 to the Gators on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Central had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Rebels as they made off with a 15-2 win. 15 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Central's win bumped their record up to 17-10. As for Live Oak, they dropped their record down to 17-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Live Oak's way against Central when the teams last played back in February, as Live Oak made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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