Philip Simmons's tournament run continued when they took on Laurens on Wednesday. The Iron Horses had just enough and edged out the Raiders 12-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Iron Horses.
Brian Ebeling
| 04/08/26 vs Laurens | 4 |
| 04/10/25 @ Timberland | 3 |
| 03/26/26 vs Dobyns-Bennett | 2 |
| 02/28/26 vs Colleton County | 2 |
| 05/21/25 vs East Clarendon | 2 |
Brian Ebeling was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ebeling was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Philip Simmons let Blake Johnson and Max Stafford run wild. Johnson got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Stafford went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Alex Romanski was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Philip Simmons always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Philip Simmons' win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Laurens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
Coming up, Philip Simmons will welcome Timberland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Laurens, they will face off against Clinton at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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