The West Lauderdale Knights will square off against the Taylorsville Tartars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Lauderdale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
West Lauderdale proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 16) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Germantown, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Knights have posted since February 18th.
Meanwhile, Taylorsville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Newton County 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Terry Barnes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Taylorsville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Cage Blakeney also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
West Lauderdale pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for Taylorsville, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
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