East Laurens and Bleckley County are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The East Laurens Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Bleckley County Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Laurens' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Bleckley County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
East Laurens' usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Wayne County hitters got past them. East Laurens came up short against Wayne County on Saturday, falling 11-5. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Bleckley County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Central on Tuesday. Bleckley County never let Central onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Addison Hill made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August of 2023.
In other batting news, Zoey Adams was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Nyra Waters, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bleckley County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only tossed four.
East Laurens' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4. As for Bleckley County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-7 record this season.
East Laurens came out on top in a nail-biter against Bleckley County in their previous meeting back in August, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Laurens since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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