After flying high against Raymond last Tuesday, Richland came back down to earth. The Richland Rangers fell victim to a rough 19-4 defeat at the hands of the Lawrence County Cougars on Thursday. Richland has not had much luck with Lawrence County recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
For Lawrence County's part, Lyric Hooker was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of GG Sanders, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Richland's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Lawrence County, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 12-6.
Richland will be playing in front of their home fans against Warren Central at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Warren Central's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Lawrence County, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Puckett at 6:15 p.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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