Baseball Preview: Lee County Yellow Jackets vs. Pinecrest Patriots
Lee County is 1-9 against Pinecrest since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lee County Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lee County sitting on three straight victories and Pinecrest on 12.
Lee County can't be too worried about heading out to take on Pinecrest: they just beat Richmond at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Lee County never let Richmond onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday.
The team relied heavily on BJ Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southern Lee with a sharp 9-3 victory.
JC Woolard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Woolard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Woolard was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Connor Tepatti, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Liam Dutton was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lee County's record now sits at 17-9. As for Pinecrest, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lee County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pinecrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lee County might still be hurting after the 22-4 defeat they got from Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in March. Can Lee County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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