Baseball Game Preview: Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets vs. Lowndes Vikings

Thomas County Central and Lowndes are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Lowndes Vikings at 5:55 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Thomas County Central: 1.3, Lowndes: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Thomas County Central fell victim to Bainbridge and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats. The Yellow Jackets just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.

Thomas County Central got a good showing from Braden Griffin, who tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Brayden Payne

Stolen Base

02/25/25 @ Bainbridge	1
02/22/25 vs Oakleaf	1
02/21/25 vs Baldwin	1

At the plate, Thomas County Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Payne, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. Payne is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stole at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Reid Gainous also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Lowndes owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against Chiles by a score of 5-0.

Lowndes has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs over those games. Thomas County Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

Thomas County Central came up short against Lowndes in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 7-3. Can Thomas County Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.