The Lexington Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Thomasville Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lexington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Lexington is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 25 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against Salisbury on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-1 walloping at the hands of the Hornets.
Meanwhile, sadly, Thomasville is still looking for their first win of the season after 17 games. Their rough 23-9 defeat to T.W. Andrews on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Makayla Mease stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zae'lla Gladney-Shuler, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-1.
Lexington's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Thomasville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Lexington took their win against Thomasville in their previous matchup on April 10th by a conclusive 19-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lexington since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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