Warren is 2-8 against Star City since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lumberjacks will face off against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Warren is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Warren's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Watson Chapel with a sharp 19-0 win. The Lumberjacks haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Haven Johnson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlee Wardlaw, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact: Warren kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Star City suffered their closest loss since April 15, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Crossett by a score of 8-6. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Warren pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Star City, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-8.
Warren might still be hurting after the 14-4 loss they got from Star City in their previous meeting on April 1st. Can the Lumberjacks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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