The Lawrence County Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Loyd Star Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Lawrence County narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past McComb 4-3. The win was just what Lawrence County needed coming off of a 14-4 defeat in their prior contest.
Justin Walker tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Kannon Cato was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Loyd Star put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Amite County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Loyd Star.
Eli Thornton was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Graham Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Lawrence County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-1 record this season. As for Loyd Star, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lawrence County has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Loyd Star struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lawrence County was able to grind out a solid win over Loyd Star in their previous meeting back in March, winning 8-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence 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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