Lake Ridge suffered their closest loss since February 13th on Friday. They fell just short of the Southlake Carroll Dragons by a score of 8-6. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 4-0 to the Dragons when the teams met back in March of 2021, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Julia Harper stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Lake Ridge and nudges their season record down to 5-8-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Southlake Carroll, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Lake Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, an 11-3 victory against South Grand Prairie on the 27th. As for Southlake Carroll, they will be taking part in a tournament against Azle at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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