Softball Recap: Lawrence County Sets Scoring Season-High Against Raymond

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

03/18/25 vs Raymond	15
03/06/25 @ West Lincoln	13
03/07/25 vs Bogue Chitto	12
03/14/25 vs Vicksburg	10
02/25/25 vs West Lincoln	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lawrence County). They put the hurt on the Raymond Rangers with a sharp 15-0 victory on Tuesday. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Laicie Bridges made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on GG Sanders, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Adaya Ball also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Lawrence County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Lawrence County's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6. As for Raymond, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Lawrence County Cougars challenge McComb Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. McComb has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Lawrence County will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Raymond, they will head out to take on Port Gibson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.