East Lawrence is 0-4 against Lexington since February of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The East Lawrence Eagles will head out to face off against the Lexington Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m. East Lawrence will be strutting in after a victory while Lexington will be coming in after a defeat.
East Lawrence took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against Falkville, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. East Lawrence beat Falkville on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Lexington didn't have quite enough to beat Sheffield on Monday and fell 7-6. The Golden Bears haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Jacob Nava put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last five matches. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Landon Carlock was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Aiden Davis also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
East Lawrence's win bumped their record up to 2-11. As for Lexington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
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