The Laurel Gators will square off against the Aquinas Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Laurel is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Western Reserve Academy with a sharp 26-8 victory on Monday. While the Gators didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-7-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Aquinas entered their tilt with Medina Christian Academy on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Medina Christian Academy a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Aquinas, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Laurel's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Aquinas, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
Laurel came out on top in a nail-biter against Aquinas in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Gators repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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