Ascension Christian is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Southern Lab is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Ascension Christian will host Southern Lab at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ascension Christian's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against White Castle as they made off with a 15-0 win.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Southern Lab and Broadmoor meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Kittens blew past the Buccaneers 22-12.
Southern Lab got a massive performance out of Warren Gougisha, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Gougisha also put up two RBI, which were his first of the season. Reginald Ellis was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Southern Lab is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Ascension Christian, their win bumped their record up to 20-7.
Ascension Christian took their victory against Southern Lab in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-3 score. Will Ascension Christian repeat their success, or does Southern Lab has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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