Strom Thurmond had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Aiken Thoroughbreds and snuck past 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Strom Thurmond also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Lawsyn Lowe was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sara Beth Mckie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Strom Thurmond is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 16-4 record this season. As for South Aiken, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.
Strom Thurmond will head out on the road to face off against Dixie at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Dixie knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Strom Thurmond likes a good challenge. As for South Aiken, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Bamberg-Ehrhardt at 5:00 p.m. Bamberg-Ehrhardt is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning South Aiken will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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