Lawrence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-0 to the Decatur Raiders, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 on Thursday.
Lawrence saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jon Shabala, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Lawrence's defeat dropped their record down to 5-19-1. As for Decatur, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-4.
Coming up, Lawrence will face off against Our Lady of the Lake Catholic at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Lakers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.14 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of. Decatur has already played their next game (against Gobles), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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