Baseball Recap: Austin Kilpatrick can't quite lead Giles County over Lawrence County

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 8:10pm

Baseball Recap: Giles County Bobcats vs. Lawrence County Wildcats

Giles County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 7-4 to the Lawrence County Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Giles County of the 15-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.

Giles County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kilpatrick, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple.

On Lawrence County's side, Logan Clayton looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Clayton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Alex Bedford was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Isaiah Bentley was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.

Giles County's loss dropped their record down to 6-21. As for Lawrence County, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-12 record this season.

As of now, neither Giles County nor Lawrence County have any future games scheduled.

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