Lewis County is 2-7 against East Carter since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Lewis County Lions will look to defend their home field against the East Carter Raiders at 6:00 p.m.
Lewis County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Blazer on Thursday. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Tomcats. Lewis County's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, East Carter stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Elliott County a 7-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for East Carter who now have three in a row.
Payton Rice made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Rice was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Lydia Combs and Adriana Cordle did most of the damage at the plate: Combs scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Cordle scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Shelby Felty was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Lewis County's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for East Carter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Lewis County took their win against East Carter in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-2. Does Lewis County have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Carter turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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