Baseball Preview: Thomasville Bulldogs vs. Lexington Yellowjackets
Thomasville is 9-1 against Lexington since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Thomasville Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Lexington Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Thomasville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Thomasville needed a bit of extra time to put away Page. They had just enough and edged the Pirates out 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thomasville.
Matthew Bankhead and Travail Barnes made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Bankhead pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Barnes struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. At the plate, Bankhead scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Barnes went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Bankhead has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Melvontae Scott, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lexington is still looking for their first win of the season after 16 matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-5 walloping at the hands of Oak Ridge Military Academy on Wednesday.
Isaac Moore made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Thomasville's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16.
Lexington's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Thomasville has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Lexington, though, as they've only averaged .259. Will they be able to contain Thomasville's hitters?
Thomasville took their win against Lexington when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-1. Will Thomasville repeat their success, or does Lexington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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