The McComb Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Lawrence County Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: McComb has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Lawrence County will arrive with four straight wins.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for McComb's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-0 walloping at the hands of Richland on Tuesday. The game marked that first time this year in which McComb was not able to get on the board.
McComb saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Janiah Franklin, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Raymond a 20-0 shutout. Lawrence County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by six runs or more this season.
Lawrence County got a massive performance out of GG Sanders, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. Erika Lambert was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
McComb's loss dropped their record down to 3-6-1. As for Lawrence County, they pushed their record up to 7-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
McComb suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Lawrence County in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. Can McComb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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