The Newton County Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the West Lauderdale Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Newton County earned an 8-3 victory over Choctaw Central. The win made it back-to-back victories for Newton County.
Meanwhile, West Lauderdale had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 20-2 margin over the Trojans. The result was nothing new for West Lauderdale, who have now won 13 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Newton County pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs per game. As for West Lauderdale, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Newton County came up short against West Lauderdale when the teams last played back in April of 2019, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Newton County, Lexie Smith (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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