Lawrence County and Pass Christian squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lawrence County had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 1-0. The Cougars were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior), but the Pirates' pitcher proved too tough.
Not much got past Laicie Bridges, who gave up just three hits to keep Pass Christian off the board. Bridges has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lawrence County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marleigh Grace Russell, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Cougars
| 04/25/25 vs Pass Christian | 0-1 |
| 04/19/25 vs Forrest County Agricultural | 12-0 |
| 04/18/25 @ Forrest County Agricultural | 14-0 |
| 04/17/25 vs Forrest County Agricultural | 12-0 |
| 04/15/25 vs Wesson | 7-6 |
Lawrence County moved to 19-12 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for Pass Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
While Lawrence County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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