Lumberton is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Bridge City is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. Lumberton will welcome Bridge City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Lumberton 3.6, Bridge City 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
While Lumberton's win against Jasper wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Lumberton won by a run and slipped past Jasper 5-4. The Raiders haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Colton Harwell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). That one hit allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Verde, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in February.
Meanwhile, Bridge City gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past Vidor 18-7. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Bridge City's win bumped their record up to 14-1-1. As for Lumberton, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5-1.
Lumberton couldn't quite get it done against Bridge City in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can Lumberton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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