La Junta has not done well against Lamar recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The La Junta Tigers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lamar Thunder 12-11. That's more bragging rights for La Junta, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Trevor Johnston was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Keo Fisher was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Lamar's side, Cael Buxton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Miller, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win got La Junta back to even at 10-10. As for Lamar, they dropped their record down to 12-8 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
La Junta will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lamar: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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