Wayne County is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Lee County is on an eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Yellow Jackets will host the Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wayne County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Lee County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Wayne County is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Jeff Davis, who was ranked 16th at the time (Wayne County was ranked fifth). The Yellow Jackets fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Lee County made easy work of Dodge County on Wednesday and carried off a 13-1 victory. Considering the Trojans have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Durrah Butler was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brendan Nash, who scored two runs.
Lee County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dodge County only posted an OBP of .316.
Lee County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Wayne County, their loss dropped their record down to 19-4.
Wayne County came out on top in a nail-biter against Lee County in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Yellow Jackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Trojans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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