Heard County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it five in Friday's first game. They came out on top against the Lamar County Trojans by a score of 7-3. Seven seems to be a good number for Heard County as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sammy Holliday tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Coleman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Max Lasseter, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Heard County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Lamar County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Heard County beat Lamar County by a score of 21-11 later that day.
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