In what's become a running theme this season, Lanier County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Echols County Wildcats with a sharp 14-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Lanier County as they're now sitting on seven straight.
STONE CAREY made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. CAREY was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Lanier County got a massive performance out of KENDRICK NOBLE, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. NOBLE has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. ASHTON COOK was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
On Echols County's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Holden DeLoach, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Echols County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Lanier County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Echols County, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lanier County beat Echols County by a score of 13-3.
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