The Laurel Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Ellwood City Wolverine at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Laurel's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past New Brighton 1-0. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Laurel has scored all year.
Hunter Kobialka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit.
On the hitting side, Laurel's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kolton Carlson, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Ellwood City came into Friday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Quaker Valley on Friday. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Ellwood City has managed all season.
Ellwood City also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Will Nardone gave up just zero earned runs on two hits.
Laurel is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season. As for Ellwood City, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6.
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