For the second straight game, La Vernia will face off against Davenport. The Bears will square off against the Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Vernia 4, Davenport 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Vernia heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They fell just short of Davenport by a score of 3-2. The Bears have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
For Davenport's part, Travis Kost spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Kost has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
The victory (which was Davenport's fourth in a row) raised their record to 22-5-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for La Vernia, their loss dropped their record down to 21-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
