Lithia Springs hasn't had much luck against East Paulding recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Lions will look to defend their home field against the Raiders at 5:55 p.m.
Lithia Springs is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Friday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-6 heartbreaker at the hands of New Manchester.
Meanwhile, East Paulding had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Wolves.
East Paulding pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lithia Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Lithia Springs suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to East Paulding in their previous meeting back in March of 2016. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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