The West Morgan Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Lawrence County Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, West Morgan earned a 5-2 win over Russellville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Warriors a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.
McKinley McCaghren looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lawrence County got a massive performance out of Alivia Templeton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Templeton has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Cross, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Lawrence County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Point only posted an OBP of .200.
Lawrence County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 35-10-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for West Morgan, their record now sits at 7-19-1.
West Morgan might still be hurting after the 17-6 defeat they got from Lawrence County in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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