The Lamar County Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Callaway Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lamar County is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Lamar County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on McNair with a sharp 20-0 win. The game marked the Trojans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Handley typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Callaway proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 5-1. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Slade Hunt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Luke Taylor was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Junior Reeves was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Lamar County now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Callaway, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Lamar County suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Callaway in their previous meeting on March 4th. Can Lamar County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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