Lawrence County is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Athens is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lawrence County Red Devils will take on the Athens Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrence County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Lawrence County fell victim to a rough 14-7 defeat at the hands of Hamilton.
Tripp Engle was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryder McGregory, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Athens got themselves on the board against East Limestone on Saturday, but East Limestone never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with an 11-0 victory.
Lawrence County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-17. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 21-10.
Lawrence County came up short against Athens in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 5-1. Thankfully for Lawrence County, Riley Anderson (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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