Cavaliers Rally in 7th to Top Yellow Jackets, Set Up Big Game This Thursday

Lee County led 2-1 heading into the top of the 7^th and got within one strike of putting away the Cavaliers and clinching the top 3A spot from the Sandhills 3A/4A Conference.  But the Southern Lee bats suddenly came alive, and the Cavaliers used a timely 2-run double by Caleb Waters to take the lead and went on to a 6-2 win last night at Lee County.  

The Cavalier win left Lee County at 7-4 in conference play and Southern Lee inched within one game at 6-5 to set up a winner-take-all game this Thursday night at Southern Lee.   A Cavalier win Thursday would get both teams to 7-5 and Southern Lee would have the tie-breaker to take over the top 3A seed in the State Playoffs.

Lee County ace Walker McDuffie struck out 10 but left in the 6^th because of the pitch count rule, and Southern took advantage in the top of the 7^th to set up a big showdown at Cavalier Stadium.   Kale Scruggs pitched for Southern Lee and only allowed one hit thru the 1^st 5 innings – that hit a solo shot by BJ Brown in the 1^st.  Southern tied it in the 3^rd with an unearned run and the game remained tied until the Yellow Jackets scratched out a run in the 6^th to take a 2-1 lead.