The Lawrence County Red Devils will challenge the Austin Black Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Austin took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lawrence County, who comes in off a win.
Lawrence County took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with an 8-4 win over Ardmore. While the Red Devils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 23-32-2), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Bella Cross spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
Alivia Terry
| 03/03/25 vs Ardmore | 3 |
| 02/25/25 @ East Lawrence | 2 |
| 02/17/25 vs Brooks | 2 |
| 04/12/24 @ McAdory | 2 |
| 03/01/25 vs Madison County | 1 |
At the plate, Alivia Terry and AB McKay did most of the damage at the plate: Terry scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4, while McKay scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Terry a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Alyce LouAllen, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Lawrence County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Austin came up short against Hartselle on Monday and fell 9-4.
Arden Breedlove made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Khalilah Mason, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Lawrence County pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games. As for Austin, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-1.
Lawrence County was able to grind out a solid win over Austin when the teams last played on Thursday, winning 4-1. Will Lawrence County repeat their success, or does Austin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
