The Lee County Yellow Jackets will head out to square off against the J.H. Rose Rampants at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Lee County's last matchup with Richmond could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's game on Friday. The Yellow Jackets lost 12-2 to the Raiders. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lee County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blane McDonald, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, J.H. Rose had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Monarchs by a score of 9-4.
The team relied heavily on Matthew Aldridge, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Brayden Adams also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
J.H. Rose's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Lee County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Lee County came out on top in a nail-biter against J.H. Rose when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Yellow Jackets repeat their success, or do the Rampants have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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