Baseball Preview: Lanier County Bulldogs vs. Atkinson County Rebels
Lanier County is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Atkinson County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lanier County Bulldogs will take on the Atkinson County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
In Friday's second game, Lanier County never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against Echols County as Lanier County made off with a 16-0 win.
Lanier County got a massive performance out of GRANT GANO, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was KENDRICK NOBLE, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Atkinson County got the win against Turner County in Friday's second game by a conclusive 11-1. That's two games straight that Atkinson County has won by exactly ten runs.
Jack Tillman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Tillman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tillman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on M. J. McKinnon, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with six RBI, two runs, and a triple. Gevin Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double.
Lanier County has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Atkinson County, their victory bumped their record up to 14-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lanier County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Atkinson County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lanier County beat Atkinson County 7-2 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Lanier County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atkinson County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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