Lamar fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Poteet on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Poteet Pirates by a score of 4-3. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Ben Shryock was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he also gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Lamar got a good showing from Luke Lazier, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Shryock wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Dominguez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Lamar now has a losing record of 1-2.
Coming up, Lamar will challenge Lone Star at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Poteet, they will be taking part in a tournament against Sunnyvale at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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