Leavitt waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Morse Shipbuilders. This was payback for Leavitt, who suffered a 3-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Will Keach made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Keach has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Keach was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Noah Carpenter was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Morse's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oscar Nelson, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Leavitt pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Morse, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Leavitt by a score of 1-0.
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