The West Laurens Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Wilcox County Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with West Laurens sitting on ten straight wins and Wilcox County on nine.
West Laurens had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Houston County on Wednesday. The Raiders put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 13-4 victory. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wilcox County made easy work of Montgomery County on Wednesday and carried off a 19-1 win. The Patriots are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the eighth matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Gracelyn Terry made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Lizzy Rae Gibbs was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava McGinnis, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Wilcox County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .786. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
West Laurens' record now sits at 22-3. As for Wilcox County, their record is now 13-7.
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