Loretto is 8-2 against Lawrence County since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Loretto Mustangs will be staying on the road to face off against the Lawrence County Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. Lawrence County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Loretto, who comes in off a win.
Loretto is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Lincoln County by a score of 18-14 on Saturday. Loretto's win was all the more impressive since Lincoln County was averaging only 4.07 runs allowed on the season.
Grant Fisher was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Fisher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Fisher was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Loretto got a massive performance out of Mason Tidwell, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carter Daniel, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Shelbyville Central. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Lawrence County couldn't push the score so high this time.
Lawrence County also got a good showing from Logan Mays, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Lawrence County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was T.J. Gobble, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Loretto's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Lawrence County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-11.
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