The Heard County Braves are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Lamar County Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Lamar County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Heard County, who comes in off a win.
Heard County barely beat Temple the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went Heard County's way against Temple on Tuesday as Heard County made off with a 12-1 victory.
Heard County got a great performance from Sammy Holliday as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Gray Hester was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brody Cofield, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lamar County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of DeSoto County by a score of 9-8.
Heard County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs per game. As for Lamar County, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Heard County skirted past Lamar County 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Heard County repeat their success, or does Lamar County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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