The Lee County Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Lowndes Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lee County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Lowndes' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lee County fell victim to Houston County and their airtight pitching crew in Friday's second game. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears. Lee County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Connor Hall was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Lowndes had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven in Friday's second game. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 4-2. That's two games straight that Lowndes has won by exactly two runs.
Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Lowndes, they pushed their record up to 23-5 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
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