The Long Reach Lightning are taking a road trip to take on the Centennial Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Long Reach is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Glenelg hit Long Reach with a 12-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lightning came up short against the Gladiators, falling 18-7.
Meanwhile, Centennial scored first but ultimately less than Howard in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-3.
Centennial saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layla Schroyer, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Another was Bella Leider, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Long Reach's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Centennial, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Long Reach skirted past Centennial 11-10 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lightning since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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