Charlton County is 1-9 against Lanier County since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Charlton County Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Lanier County Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. The pair come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Charlton County was able to grind out a solid victory over Atkinson County, taking the game 10-6. With that win, the Indians brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Deekayla Mackey, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Macariyah Gibbs, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
Charlton County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Lanier County made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brooks County on Tuesday. Lanier County's pitchers stepped up to hand Brooks County a 15-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Charlton County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2-1. As for Lanier County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Charlton County might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Lanier County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Charlton County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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