The Lawrence County Wildcats will take on the Loretto Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrence County has five straight victories, Loretto has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lawrence County challenged Columbia Central on Friday. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Lions 11-10. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one run.

Lily Loyd
| 04/03/26 vs Columbia Central | 3 |
| 03/20/26 vs Lincoln County | 2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Marshall County | 2 |
| 03/03/25 vs Hardin County | 2 |
| 03/28/26 vs Bedford North Lawrence | 1 |
Lily Loyd was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Callie Brown was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Loretto fell victim to Forrest and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Rockets.
The win got Lawrence County back to even at 7-7-1. As for Loretto, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Lawrence County came up short against Loretto in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 7-4. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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