After flying high against Austin last Friday, Lawrenceburg came back down to earth. The Lawrenceburg Tigers fell just short of the Batesville Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Lawrenceburg has not had much luck with Batesville recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Lawrenceburg got a good showing from Karson Mollaun, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mollaun has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nolan McLane was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Baker, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Lawrenceburg's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Batesville, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lawrenceburg will square off against Batesville at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Batesville, they will head out on the road to take on Columbus East at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Batesville is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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