Baseball Recap: Lawrence County Wildcats vs. Rocket City Rockets
Lawrence County can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rocket City Rockets a 10-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lawrence County also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Truitt Kidd made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Kidd was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with two doubles.
In other batting news, T.j. Gobble was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kole Shultz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Rocket City's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Drake, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Lawrence County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-11. As for Rocket City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lawrence County beat Rocket City by a score of 11-0 later that day.
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