Baseball Recap: Callaway Cavaliers vs. Lamar County Trojans
Callaway had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lamar County Trojans a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Callaway, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Bryce Hubbard's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Callaway's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Slade Hunt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Callaway is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Lamar County, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-17.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Callaway will take on Shaw at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Callaway is on a three-game streak of home wins, Shaw a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Lamar County will take on Jasper County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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