Baseball Recap: Lewis County Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lawrence County, Lewis County was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the East Hickman County Eagles 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Panthers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Brayden Whitlow

Batters Struck Out (Career)

03/06/25 @ East Hickman County	7
04/16/24 @ Mt. Pleasant	6
04/19/24 vs Hendersonville	5
02/25/25 @ Lawrence County	3
03/18/24 @ Forrest	3

Brayden Whitlow was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddox Tanner, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.

The victory got Lewis County back to even at 1-1. As for East Hickman County, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.

Lewis County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-4 loss against Spring Hill on the 7th. East Hickman County has also already played their next match (against McEwen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.