The West Lauderdale Knights will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Madison Central Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Newton County typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday West Lauderdale proved too difficult a challenge. They beat the Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1.
West Lauderdale got a great performance from Carter Horton as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kayden Peoples, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Russell, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Madison Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Clinton as Madison Central made off with a 13-7 win.
West Lauderdale's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs per game. As for Madison Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
West Lauderdale suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Madison Central in their previous meeting back in February. Will West Lauderdale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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