Lewisburg had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They had just enough and edged the Starkville Yellowjackets out 4-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lewisburg.
Matthew Osteen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kody Gilmore, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Starkville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonas Coleman, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Lewisburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Starkville, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-14.
Lewisburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against Starkville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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