After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Lake Havasu was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell 6-2 to the Willow Canyon Wildcats. The Knights were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 16-2.
Landen Nigg was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Carson Lockman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Lake Havasu's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Willow Canyon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Lake Havasu is set to challenge their familiar foe Ironwood at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Willow Canyon will square off against rival Centennial at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 4, the Coyotes 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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