The Lee County Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Taylor County Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Lee County will head into Wednesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to Coffee.
Meanwhile, Taylor County waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Hurricanes as they made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Victoria Cooper spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Sunni Scott was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Skyler Searcy was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylor County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rutland only posted a batting average of .143.
Lee County has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season. As for Taylor County, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6.
Lee County beat Taylor County 9-4 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lee County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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