University is 0-3 against Lake Belton since March of 2024 but things could change on Friday. The Trojans will head out to take on the Broncos at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, University got the win against Waco by a conclusive 13-3. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Lake Belton waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 15-0 shutout. Considering the Broncos have won 13 matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lake Belton pushed their record up to 23-2 with the victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for University, their victory bumped their record up to 8-5-1.
University suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Lake Belton in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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