Baseball Preview: Lee County Trojans vs. Houston County Bears
Lee County is 0-10 against Houston County since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lee County Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Houston County Bears at 5:45 p.m. Lee County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Lee County was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They walked away with a 12-9 victory over Mundy's Mill.
Connor Hall looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chris Davis, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Pete Patterson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Houston County can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on Locust Grove with a sharp 11-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Houston County considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Lee County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Houston County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6.
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