Baseball Preview: Lawrence Central Bears vs. Southport Cardinals
The Lawrence Central Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Southport Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Southport is hoping to do on Friday what Herron couldn't on Monday: put an end to Lawrence Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Lawrence Central's way against Herron as Lawrence Central made off with a 12-2 win.
Lawrence Central got a massive performance out of Chance Shaw, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahmaad Duff, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Southport had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Bloomington South on Wednesday. Southport has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Calvin Miller made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Robert Ludlow, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Southport was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomington South didn't hit any.
Lawrence Central is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season. As for Southport, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Lawrence Central suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Southport when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Lawrence Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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