The Lake Gibson Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Victory Christian Academy Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Victory Christian Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Gibson, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Lake Gibson sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Lake Region. The win was just what Lake Gibson needed coming off of a 15-4 loss in their prior contest.
Lake Gibson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathaniel Goldsmith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They suffered a tough 12-4 loss at the hands of Frostproof.
Cru Slocum put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Slocum was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Slocum wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Josh Leichssenring, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Lake Gibson's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-8. As for Victory Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-8.
Lake Gibson came out on top in a nail-biter against Victory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. Does Lake Gibson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Victory Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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