It was a good run, but East Laurens unfortunately witnessed the end of their 17-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 5-3 to the Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane. East Laurens was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Fitzgerald apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2016.
East Laurens' loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-1. As for Fitzgerald, their win bumped their record up to 14-2-1.
East Laurens will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Screven County at 5:00 p.m. East Laurens will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive. Fitzgerald will take on Jeff Davis at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Fitzgerald is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Georgia (they are ranked 67th, while Jeff Davis is ranked 278th).
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