Baseball Recap: West Lauderdale's Victory on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Eight

West Lauderdale had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt Taylorsville on Thursday. The West Lauderdale Knights were the clear victor by a 15-3 margin over the Taylorsville Tartars. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matchups by 12 runs or more so far this season.

Knights

Previous Games

03/13/25 vs Taylorsville	15-3
03/08/25 vs Germantown	4-2
03/06/25 vs Leake Central	12-0
03/06/25 vs Leake Central	16-0
03/04/25 vs Leake Central	16-0
+ 3 more games

The win was the eighth in a row for West Lauderdale, bringing their record for this year to 12-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for Taylorsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.

West Lauderdale will head out on the road to challenge Enterprise at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. West Lauderdale's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Enterprise's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Taylorsville, they will be playing at home against Clarkdale at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Taylorsville has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.