James Lick had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Overfelt Royals and snuck past 10-8. Ten seems to be a good number for James Lick as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nicolai Navarro was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Richard Vega, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Overfelt's side, ALFREDO GALLEGOS MEDINA made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. JONATHAN GARCIA was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
James Lick pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Overfelt, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Independence the next time they take the field. James Lick will head out to face Independence at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, while Overfelt will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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