The Community Braves will venture away from home to take on the North Lamar Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Community's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so North Lamar's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Community fell victim to Sulphur Springs and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-0. The game marked the first time this season in which the Braves were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when North Lamar duked it out with Malakoff on Thursday. Everything went North Lamar's way against Malakoff as North Lamar made off with a 7-0 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by seven runs or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for North Lamar and bumps their season record up to 5-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Community, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2-1.
Community came out on top in a nail-biter against North Lamar when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Community since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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