The Loretto Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the Lawrence County Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Loretto has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight defeats, while Lawrence County will come in with five straight victories.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Loretto's offense. They came up short against Forrest on Thursday, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lawrence County duked it out with Columbia Central on Friday. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 win over the Lions. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by just one run.
Lawrence County got a big performance out of Lily Loyd, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave Loyd a new career-high. Tevy Statom also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
The victory got Lawrence County back to even at 7-7-1. As for Loretto, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Loretto beat Lawrence County 7-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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