After flying high against Atholton last Wednesday, Long Reach came back down to earth. The Lightning took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Marriotts Ridge on Friday. The Lightning haven't had much luck with Marriotts Ridge recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Long Reach's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Marriotts Ridge, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Long Reach is set to face off against their familiar foe Hammond at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Marriotts Ridge will take on rival Glenelg at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Marriotts Ridge 3.9, Glenelg 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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