Baseball Recap: Holy Savior Menard Eagles vs. Oakdale Warriors
Holy Savior Menard waltzed into their contest on Thursday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Oakdale Warriors. That's more bragging rights for Holy Savior Menard, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Coen Laroux made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Laroux was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Drake Aldredge and Ben Wade did most of the damage at the plate: Aldredge scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Wade scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Cooper Scott was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Oakdale's side, Keane Micelle made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Holy Savior Menard is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Oakdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Holy Savior Menard will look to defend their home field on Monday against Grant at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Holy Savior Menard's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Grant has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. Oakdale will take on Rosepine at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakdale's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Rosepine's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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