The Giles County Bobcats will take on the Lawrence County Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Lawrence County will be up against a hot Giles County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Bobcats' way against Tullahoma on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-5 victory.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lawrence County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 13-2 margin over Franklin County on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-run performance the game before.
Elizabeth Hagan was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hagan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Ashlynn Sublett was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reagan Frakes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Giles County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lawrence County, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Giles County was able to grind out a solid win over Lawrence County in their previous matchup back in March, winning 9-6. Will the Bobcats repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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