It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lawrence County can now relate to. They fell just short of the Upperman Bees by a score of 8-6 on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Lawrence County of the 5-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
Lawrence County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasen Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Bedford, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Upperman's side, the team relied heavily on Chris Wirsing, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Justin Fallon was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Lawrence County dropped their record down to 23-15 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Upperman, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-15 record this season.
Lawrence County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upperman, they will head out on the road to take on Signal Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Upperman's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Signal Mountain's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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