Lawrence County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four in Friday's first game. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Jasper Vikings. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lawrence County also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
The team relied heavily on Drew Gatlin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Levi Sanderson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Lawrence County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-19 record this season. As for Jasper, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lawrence County beat Jasper by a score of 11-2 later that day.
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