Lee County had lost ten straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 1-19 to make it 11. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Harnett Central Trojans. If the Yellow Jackets were looking for revenge after losing 6-0 to the Trojans when the teams met back in March of 2025, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Lee County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Graham, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Harnett Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. The game was the first time they have beaten Lee County on their field since April 30, 2018.
On Harnett Central's side, they got a great performance from Luke Wallace as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Wallace has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ebizel Roche, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Wester, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
While Lee 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 at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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