The Lakota Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Woodmore Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakota has given up an average of 7 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Van Buren hit Lakota with a six-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Raiders came up short against the Black Knights, falling 12-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Black Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
Lakota saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Harmon, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run. Another was Grant Scherger, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Woodmore, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged out New Riegel 2-1.
Calvin Lipstraw made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
In other pitching news, Keil Almroth looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Woodmore's record now sits at 10-5. As for Lakota, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Lakota couldn't quite finish off Woodmore in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 11-9. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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