The Lake Creek Lions will head out on the road to face off against the A&M Consolidated Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Creek is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Lake Creek sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Brenham. That's two games straight that Lake Creek has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, A&M Consolidated put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Rudder with a sharp 11-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what A&M Consolidated needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Reagan Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Johnson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Johnson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, A&M Consolidated let Brooklyn Gidley and Peyton Valentine loose on the outfield. Gidley scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Valentine went 2-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Ford, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Lake Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for A&M Consolidated, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-3.
Lake Creek took their win against A&M Consolidated in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Lake Creek repeat their success, or does A&M Consolidated have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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