Lawrenceburg fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Connersville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
Brody Price put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over eight innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Price was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with one RBI.
In other batting news, T.J. Tibbetts was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Landon Cornett also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Lawrenceburg's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. As for Connersville, their record now sits at 9-7.
Looking ahead, Lawrenceburg will venture away from home to challenge Harrison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3, the Wildcats 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Connersville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Delta at 6:00 p.m. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Spartans' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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