With a playoff game on the line, Como-Pickton rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Maud Cardinals out 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Como-Pickton.
Tucker LeCroy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sean Carpenter was excellent, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
On Maud's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Hawkins, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
The victory got Como-Pickton back to even at 12-12-1. As for Maud, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Como-Pickton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Maud: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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