Baseball Preview: Lee County Yellow Jackets vs. Richmond Raiders
The Lee County Yellow Jackets are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Richmond Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Lee County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Lee County made easy work of Prestonsburg and carried off an 8-2 win.
Andrew Stanfield was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Stanfield has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stanfield was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Luke Sheets was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Walker McDuffie was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Richmond had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Caldwell Academy 4-2. The victory was just what Richmond needed coming off of a 20-10 defeat in their prior matchup.
Lee County's record is now 11-5. As for Richmond, their record now sits at 9-5.
Lee County was able to grind out a solid win over Richmond in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Richmond's Ethan Locklear, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Lee County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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