Baseball Game Preview: East Paulding Raiders vs. Lithia Springs Lions

For the second straight game, East Paulding will face off against Lithia Springs. The Raiders will host the Lions at 5:55 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Paulding has five straight wins, Lithia Springs has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

East Paulding's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over Lithia Springs. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

East Paulding pushed their record up to 14-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Lithia Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.