White Pine is 2-7 against Lake Mead Academy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The White Pine Bobcats will look to defend their home field against the Lake Mead Academy Eagles at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (White Pine: 3.8, Lake Mead Academy: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
White Pine can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match last Tuesday. They never let Round Mountain onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what White Pine needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Ryan Walker was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacob Derbidge was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Vince Cato was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of 18 wins dating back to last season, Lake Mead Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Clark by a score of 9-7.
White Pine's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3. As for Lake Mead Academy, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 15-1.
White Pine couldn't quite finish off Lake Mead Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can White Pine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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