Baseball Recap: Lawrenceburg Tigers vs. Austin Eagles
Lawrenceburg stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Austin Eagles with a sharp 12-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what Lawrenceburg needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Ollie Safaviyan looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lawrenceburg got a massive performance out of J.P. Izzo, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Nolan McLane, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lawrenceburg has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lawrenceburg will stay at home for another game and welcome Batesville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Batesville will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Lawrenceburg surely won't give up without a fight. As for Austin, they will be playing at home against Southwestern at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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