Baseball Recap: Connersville Spartans vs. Lawrence North Wildcats
Connersville fell victim to Lawrence North and their airtight pitching crew in their second game on Saturday. Their tough 23-0 defeat to the Lawrence North Wildcats might stick with them for a while. The game marked that first time this season in which Connersville was not able to get on the board.
Trot Davidaon was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Connersville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence North only tossed five.
On Lawrence North's side, Wyatt Bastin looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hayden Herendeen, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Logan Crock, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Connersville's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Lawrence North, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Connersville is on the road again on Monday to play East Central at 5:30 p.m. Connersville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Lawrence North, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Cathedral at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Lawrence North knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Cathedral likes a good challenge.
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