West Lauderdale won against Newton County last Tuesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The West Lauderdale Knights came out on top against the Newton County Cougars by a score of 4-1. The win was nothing new for West Lauderdale as they're now sitting on five straight.
Carter Horton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kayden Peoples, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Hunter Russell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
West Lauderdale pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs per game. As for Newton County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-8.
West Lauderdale will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison Central at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Madison Central will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something West Lauderdale surely won't give up without a fight. As for Newton County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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