The South Laurel Cardinals will venture away from home to take on the Madison Southern Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Laurel will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
South Laurel's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Harlan as they made off with an 8-0 win. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
Keaton Smith
| 05/12/25 vs Harlan | 7 |
| 04/29/25 vs Corbin | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Whitley County | 5 |
| 04/17/25 @ Jackson County | 10 |
Keaton Smith was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Waylon Hensley was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Tyler Curry was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Madison Southern had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They put the hurt on the Admirals with a sharp 11-1 victory.
South Laurel's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Madison Southern, the win got them back to even at 15-15.
South Laurel came up short against Madison Southern in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 7-3. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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