For the second straight game, Livingston will face off against Little Cypress-Mauriceville. The Lions will square off against the Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Livingston 3.1, Little Cypress-Mauriceville 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Livingston heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Wednesday. They fell just short of Little Cypress-Mauriceville by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Lions couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Little Cypress-Mauriceville's part, Ella Stephenson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stephenson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Stephenson wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eden Frenzel, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
The win was the 17th in a row for Little Cypress-Mauriceville, bringing their record up to 30-4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Livingston, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 25-8 record.
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