Baseball Recap: Tift County Comes Up Short in High-Profile Contest with Lowndes

Tift County faced Lowndes in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Tift County fell just short of Lowndes by a score of 8-7. The Blue Devils were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Vikings earlier this season, when they won 7-1.

Tift County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Lowndes, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.

Tift County will square off against Cairo at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lowndes, they will face off against St. Johns Country Day at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.