The Ludlow Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Holmes Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Ludlow is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
If Ludlow beats Holmes with 11 runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Ludlow put the hurt on Gallatin County with a sharp 11-5 victory on Saturday. That's two games straight that Ludlow has won by exactly six runs.
The team relied heavily on Spencer Brandenburg, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. Jackson Mays was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Holmes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 14-4 to Bracken County.
Holmes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Ludlow's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-17. As for Holmes, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-18.
Everything went Ludlow's way against Holmes when the teams last played back in March as Ludlow made off with an 8-0 victory. Does Ludlow have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holmes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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