Atkinson County came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 16-4 to the Irwin County Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in February.
Atkinson County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gevin Smith, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Another was LaDarien Roberts, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Atkinson County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6. As for Irwin County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Atkinson County will square off against Wheeler County at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Irwin County, they will face off against Lanier County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Indians 3.8, the Bulldogs 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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