Jefferson County had lost seven straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 0-16 to make it eight. They came up short against the East Laurens Falcons, falling 14-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on March 4th.
Jefferson County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Dukes, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
As for East Laurens, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games.
On East Laurens' side, Conner Lawrence was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Lawrence has posted over his last ten games. Another player making a difference was Brody Kight, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Jefferson County will challenge rival Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, East Laurens is set to take on their familiar foe Southwest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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