The Lawrence County Cougars will square off against the West Marion Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrence County has three straight wins, West Marion has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lawrence County proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Loyd Star 13-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since February 27th.
Kylee McLeod
| 04/04/25 vs Loyd Star | 4 |
| 02/15/25 @ Loyd Star | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ West Lincoln | 1 |
| 02/13/25 @ Enterprise | 1 |
Kylee McLeod was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adaya Ball, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was GG Sanders, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Lawrence 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 ten hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, West Marion came up short against Purvis on Monday and fell 6-2.
West Marion saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izzy Pittman, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Lawrence County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for West Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 17-3.
Thursday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Lawrence County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. However, it's not like West Marion struggles in that department as they've averaged .455. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lawrence County suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to West Marion in their previous matchup back in February. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
