We've got a battle between Wildcats coming up. Coalgate's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Lawrence County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Coalgate will head out to face Lawrence County after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Coalgate fell just short of Wagoner by a score of 5-4.
Coalgate got a good showing from Kado Pebworth, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Coalgate saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jett Walkup, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Walkup also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Tigers.
Logan Mays tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in May of 2024.
Lawrence County's win bumped their record up to 3-4-1. As for Coalgate, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
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