The Lake Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the Ethel Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lake's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Ethel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lake's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Pelahatchie with a sharp 13-0 victory. Considering the Hornets have won four games by more than 12 runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jd Gibson
| 02/27/25 @ Pelahatchie | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Forest | 2 |
| 04/16/24 @ Newton County | 2 |
| 04/09/24 vs Newton | 2 |
| 05/04/24 @ St. Andrew's Episcopal | 1 |
Lake got a massive performance out of Jd Gibson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Gibson a new career-high in RBI (three). Wes Nester was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ethel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Kosciusko, falling 16-0.
Lake has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. Ethel's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
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