After flying high against Seaforth last Wednesday, Lee County came back down to earth. The Lee County Yellow Jackets fell just short of the Triton Hawks by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. The Yellow Jackets haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
McKenzy Mcdougald was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kallie Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Lee County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Triton, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Looking ahead, Lee County will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Pinecrest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pinecrest has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.5 runs per game on average), something Lee County will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Triton, they will venture away from home to challenge E.E. Smith at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Triton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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