Baseball Recap: Harrah Panthers vs. Newcastle Racers
Newcastle typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Harrah proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Newcastle Racers and snuck past 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Harrah.
Joey Mclaughlin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Mclaughlin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Harrah let Brayden Costilla and Ryland Knight loose on the outfield. Costilla scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Knight scored two runs.
Harrah is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Newcastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-10.
Harrah didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 16-3 win vs. Pauls Valley on the 24th. As for Newcastle, they will head out on the road to square off against Dibble at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Newcastle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Dibble's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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