After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Richland, Lawrence County was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They skirted past the McComb Tigers 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lawrence County also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Justin Walker tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kannon Cato, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On McComb's side, Ryan Harvey was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Lawrence County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6-1 record this season. As for McComb, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
Lawrence County will head out on the road to take on Loyd Star at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lawrence County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for McComb, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Raymond at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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