Lee County extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 14-10-1. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Coffee. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against Coffee this season, with their most recent defeat being a 6-0 loss on Thursday.
As for Coffee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For Coffee's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karlee Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Lee County is on the road again on Saturday to play Columbus at 8:00 a.m. The Blue Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.11 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Coffee, they will head out to square off against Irwin County at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Indians have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season.
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