For the second straight game, Lampasas will face off against Salado. The Badgers will be playing at home against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lampasas has six straight victories, Salado has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lampasas will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Salado, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Badgers skirted past the Eagles 5-3. The game was the first time the Badgers have beaten the Eagles on their field since April 16, 2019.
For Salado's part, Kannon Baird put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Baird has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Baird wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Cole, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.
Lampasas' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-4-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Salado, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 14-8-1.
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