The Loyd Star Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lawrence County Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Loyd Star will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
Loyd Star put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Amite County a 13-0 shutout.
Eli Thornton was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Smith, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Lawrence County sidestepped McComb for a 4-3 victory. The win was just what Lawrence County needed coming off of a 14-4 defeat in their prior game.
Justin Walker tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Kannon Cato was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Loyd Star is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Lawrence County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Loyd Star has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lawrence County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Loyd Star came up short against Lawrence County in their previous matchup back in March, falling 8-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lawrence County's Caden Case, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Loyd Star 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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