It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cedar Grove-Belgium had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the Laconia Spartans 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rockets have posted since May 2nd.
Carter Schmitz made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Schmitz wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Seth Race, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Cedar Grove-Belgium is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Laconia, their loss dropped their record down to 18-8.
As of now, neither Cedar Grove-Belgium nor the Spartans have any future games scheduled.
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