The Lakewood Tigers will face off against the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Lakewood is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Eaglecrest, falling 8-2. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Tigers who fell 5-3 when the teams previously met back in September of 2022.
Addison Gallegos made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, ThunderRidge lost 14-2 to Chatfield on Wednesday. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Jillian Kelly was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for ThunderRidge, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Lakewood hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like ThunderRidge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lakewood suffered a grim 20-6 defeat to ThunderRidge in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Lakewood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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