Baseball Preview: Lake Hornets vs. Newton County Cougars
The Lake Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Newton County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake, who comes in off a win.
Lake stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Newton onto the board and left with a 17-0 win. The victory was just what Lake needed coming off of an 11-5 loss in their prior matchup.
Cole Bergin looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Lake got a massive performance out of Aiden Alford, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Kasen Tune was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Newton County might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to West Lauderdale, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Newton County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs per game. As for Newton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
Lake suffered a grim 16-6 defeat to Newton County in their previous meeting back in February. Can Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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