The Southport Cardinals will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Lawrence Central Bears at 5:30 p.m.
Southport will head into Wednesday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Bloomington South on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-run loss they were dealt on Saturday. Southport fell just short of Bloomington South by a score of 6-4. Southport has struggled against Bloomington South recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Calvin Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Robert Ludlow was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Southport was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bloomington South didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Lawrence Central waltzed into their game on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Achaeans 12-2.
Chance Shaw was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Ahmaad Duff, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Southport now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Lawrence Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season.
Everything went Southport's way against Lawrence Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Southport made off with a 12-0 win. Will Southport repeat their success, or does Lawrence Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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