The Troup County Tigers will take on the Lafayette Christian Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lafayette Christian will be up against a hot Troup County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 14. The Tigers blew past Sandy Creek 10-2 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lafayette Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over Ezekiel Academy on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Cougars needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
Josiah Hughes made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Landon Childree and Dustin Ogle did most of the damage at the plate: Childree got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Ogle scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most stolen bases Ogle has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Logan Childree, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Lafayette Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ezekiel Academy only posted an OBP of .417.
Lafayette Christian has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Troup County, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6.
Troup County took their win against Lafayette Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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