Lake View lost against Latta last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lake View Wild Gators fell just short of the Latta Vikings by a score of 12-11. That's two games in a row now that Lake View has lost by just one run.
For Latta's part, Colby Smith was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Smith was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Eli Jones was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Fisher Richardson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Lake View's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5. As for Latta, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-10.
As of now, neither Lake View nor Latta have any future games scheduled.
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