East Carter had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 18-15 to make it four. They lost 15-3 to the Lawrence County Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 back in April.
As for Lawrence County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games.
For Lawrence County's part, Braxton Davis tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts Davis has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, Eli Fletcher was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Whisenant, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
As of now, neither East Carter nor Lawrence County have any future games scheduled.
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