Baseball Recap: Saturday's Win Is Loyd Star's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 @ Amite County	18
04/03/25 @ Amite County	16
04/01/25 vs Amite County	15
04/05/25 vs Lawrence County	10
03/20/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal	10

Loyd Star barely beat Lawrence County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Hornets blew past the Cougars 11-1 on Saturday. Considering the Hornets have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Carson Cunningham spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits.

On the hitting side, Jordyn Kees and Casen Easterling did most of the damage at the plate: Kees scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Easterling scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Loyd Star is undefeated when Kees posts two or more runs, but 4-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Thornton, who scored two runs and stole a base.

Loyd Star is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Lawrence County, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-9.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Loyd Star will head out to face off against West Lincoln at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lawrence County, they will challenge Purvis at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tornadoes have averaged an impressive 9.3 runs per game this season.