North Laurel entered their tilt with South Laurel on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Cardinals. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Emma Carl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, North Laurel let Katie Sams and Ellie Adams run wild. Sams went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Adams went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Saige McClure, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
North Laurel hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive games.
Jaguars
| 04/17/25 vs South Laurel | 7-3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Madison Southern | 6-4 |
| 04/14/25 vs Clay County | 8-0 |
| 04/07/25 vs Lynn Camp | 15-0 |
| 04/03/25 vs Eastern | 4-2 |
| + 6 more games |
North Laurel's victory was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for South Laurel, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-4.
North Laurel and South Laurel should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings. The Jaguars (ranked 18th) will meet Jackson County (ranked 131st) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, South Laurel will face off against Harlan County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (43 vs. 152).
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