The Lanier Longhorns will stay at home for another game and welcome the Roswell Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, Lanier made easy work of Gainesville and carried off an 11-2 win. With that victory, the Longhorns brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Lanier got a great performance from Hannah Ridley as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Ridley has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Peyton Crouse was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. She also put up a double, which washer first of the season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lanier didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, while Roswell put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Johns Creek. Roswell blew past Johns Creek 10-0. While the Hornets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Lanier's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Roswell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Lanier took their win against Roswell when the teams last played back in September of 2015 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Lanier repeat their success, or does Roswell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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