The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane will square off against the Lamar County Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fitzgerald's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Bleckley County hitters got past them. The Purple Hurricane lost 11-1 to the Royals on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Purple Hurricane couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Lamar County fell victim to Greenforest and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 6-0. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Lamar County's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Fitzgerald, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 16-14.
Fitzgerald couldn't quite get it done against Lamar County when the teams last played back in April of 2016 as they fell 6-1. Will the Purple Hurricane have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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