Baseball Preview: Lexington Yellowjackets vs. Thomasville Bulldogs
Lexington is 2-8 against Thomasville since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lexington Yellowjackets will look to defend their home field against the Thomasville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lexington is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 28th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. Their tough 21-5 defeat to South Davidson might stick with them for a while. One positive for Lexington, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Lexington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Summers, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thomasville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of East Davidson by a score of 5-3.
Lexington's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Thomasville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lexington has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Thomasville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lexington suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Thomasville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Lexington, Jaylen Henry (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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