Lawrence County had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Puckett Wolves out 6-5. For Lawrence County, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 loss Puckett walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Lyric Hooker was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of GG Sanders, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Puckett's side, Marlee Dampeer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Dampeer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Brooke Shivers was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Puckett didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence County only tossed two.
Lawrence County is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Puckett, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
Lawrence County will be playing in front of their home fans against Wesson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Puckett, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Raleigh at 6:15 p.m. Raleigh is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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