The Lamar Silver Foxes will face off against the C.A. Johnson Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Lamar's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while C.A. Johnson has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, Lamar made easy work of Great Falls and carried off a 17-1 win. The Silver Foxes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Abby McManus
| 04/09/25 vs Great Falls | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs McBee | 2 |
| 02/28/25 vs Carvers Bay | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Crestwood | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Central | 1 |
Abby McManus was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Taylor Guinn, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Kynley Fishel, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Lamar was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, C.A. Johnson came up short against Lee Central last Tuesday, falling 20-3.
Lamar has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for C.A. Johnson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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