The La Center Wildcats earned an 8-4 victory over the R.A. Long Lumberjacks on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Jakob Thomas tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Justin Fuller, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Caden Taylor, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Wildcats
| 03/28/25 @ R.A. Long | 8-4 |
| 03/27/25 @ King's Way Christian | 5-3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Seton Catholic | 5-4 |
| 03/15/25 @ Prairie | 3-0 |
| 05/01/24 @ Castle Rock | 6-0 |
| + 4 more games |
La Center's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average this season. As for R.A. Long, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. La Center will face off against Woodland at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for R.A. Long, they will square off against Mark Morris at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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