Lithia Springs is on a ten-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and South Cobb a 14-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Lithia Springs Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Cobb Eagles at 5:55 p.m.
Lithia Springs made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Cobb, but still couldn't quite topple them. Lithia Springs put the hurt on South Cobb with a sharp 19-2 victory on Tuesday.
Evangel Rivera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Rivera was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lithia Springs got a massive performance out of Caleb Garrett, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave Garrett a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was De'Rick Pittman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
Lithia Springs' win ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for South Cobb, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Lithia Springs took their victory against South Cobb when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 19-2. Does Lithia Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Cobb turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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