Paris and Lamar are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Paris Eagles will be playing at home against the Lamar Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
On Monday, Paris didn't have quite enough to beat Pottsville and fell 4-2. Paris has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Paris saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daxson Baumgartner, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Baumgartner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Lamar was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Baptist Prep by a score of 3-1.
Gabe Morrow was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Paris' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. As for Lamar, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Paris came out on top in a nail-biter against Lamar in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 6-4. Will Paris repeat their success, or does Lamar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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