Loyd Star's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Amite County Trojans a 16-0 shutout. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 18-0 win on Thursday.
Eli Thornton
| 04/03/25 @ Amite County | 3 |
| 03/03/25 @ Wesson | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Enterprise | 2 |
| 04/12/24 @ West Lincoln | 2 |
| 04/05/24 vs Amite County | 2 |
Eli Thornton was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Casen Easterling, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Loyd Star was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .522. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Loyd Star pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Amite County, they are on a 26-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Coming up, Loyd Star will host Lawrence County at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Amite County, they are taking a road trip to challenge Bogue Chitto at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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