Baseball Recap: St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs vs. Laconia Spartans
St. Mary Catholic came tearing into Saturday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Laconia Spartans. Six seems to be a good number for St. Mary Catholic as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Fisher Mackenzie was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mackenzie was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Joe Pirillo was excellent, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Luke Fairweather, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Mary Catholic pushed their record up to 10-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Laconia, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-4.
St. Mary Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 18-1 victory vs. Hilbert on the 13th. As for Laconia, they will head out on the road to challenge Berlin at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Laconia's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Berlin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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