Baseball Recap: Livingston Central Takes a Loss

Livingston Central had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-10 to make it four. They lost 18-7 to the Lyon County Lyons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lyons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-3 on Tuesday.

Drew Hosick was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Livingston Central's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jayce Gillette, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

As for Lyon County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. 18 seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

On Lyon County's side, Paysen Oliver looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Lyon County got a massive performance out of John Bingham, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those three RBI gave Bingham a new career-high. Eli Baker also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Looking ahead, Livingston Central will take on Madisonville-North Hopkins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lyon County, they will square off against Henderson County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.