The Calvary Day Cavaliers will take on the Lee County Trojans at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Calvary Day's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Lee County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Calvary Day easily dispatched Sequoyah on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Calvary Day fell just short of Mount Paran Christian by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. The Cavaliers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Calvary Day saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Arnold, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Sam Renshaw also deserves some recognition as he stole his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Lee County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-4 margin over the Purple Hurricane. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
Durrah Butler made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one double. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Lee County let Graysen Spears and Josh Barnes run wild. Spears scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Barnes went 3-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That's the most runs Spears has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Davis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Lee County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Lee County pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Calvary Day, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
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