Batesville is 10-0 against Lawrenceburg since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Batesville Bulldogs are on the road again to play the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Batesville's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Westfield on Saturday. They fell 4-0 to the Shamrocks. The shutout was out of character for Batesville seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg had just enough and edged South Dearborn out 4-2 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lawrenceburg.
Brody Price looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Nolan McLane was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was J.P. Izzo, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Batesville's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-9. As for Lawrenceburg, their win bumped their record up to 18-9.
Batesville took their victory against Lawrenceburg when the teams last played on May 2nd by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Batesville since the squad 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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