Lexington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Thomasville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Lexington suffered a rough 11-5 loss at the hands of Oak Ridge Military Academy.
Isaac Moore was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Thomasville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Page and snuck past 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Thomasville.
Matthew Bankhead and Travail Barnes were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bankhead pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Barnes struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. At bat, Bankhead scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-4, while Barnes went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Bankhead has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Melvontae Scott, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Lexington dropped their record down to 0-16 with that defeat, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Thomasville, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lexington has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Thomasville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Lexington might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Thomasville in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomasville's Bryan Serrano Rodriguez, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Lexington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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