The La Junta Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Lamar Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Junta will be strutting in after a victory while Lamar will be coming in after a loss.
Four must be La Junta's lucky number: they beat Salida with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Tigers walked away with a 4-1 win over the Spartans. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now won five in a row.
Keo Fisher was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Rylan Schmidt also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The Classical Academy hit Lamar with a six-run fourth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Thunder took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. It was the first time this season that the Thunder let down their fans at home.
Lamar saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Williams, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for La Junta, their win bumped their record up to 6-14.
La Junta came up short against Lamar in their previous meeting back in April, falling 18-14. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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