If McComb was riding high off their 10-3 takedown of Raymond in Wednesday's second game, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The McComb Tigers fell just short of the Lawrence County Cougars by a score of 4-3 on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for McComb in their matchups with Lawrence County: they've now lost four in a row.
Ryan Harvey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Lawrence County's side, they got a great performance from Justin Walker as he struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Kannon Cato was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
McComb's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Lawrence County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season.
McComb will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Raymond at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lawrence County, they will head out on the road to square off against Loyd Star at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Loyd Star is coming into the contest with eight straight victories at home, so Lawrence County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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