Baseball Recap: Houston County Bears vs. Lee County Trojans
Houston County won against Lee County in Friday's first game with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again in Friday's second game. The Houston County Bears' pitchers stepped up to hand the Lee County Trojans a 4-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Houston County.
For Lee County's part, Connor Hall was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Hall has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Houston County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Lee County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Houston County will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Ola at 6:00 p.m. Ola is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Houston County a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Lee County, they will head out on the road to square off against Lowndes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lowndes: 2.8, Lee County: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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