Bedford North Lawrence posted their closest victory since April 14th on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the North Daviess Cougars 6-5. That's more bragging rights for the Stars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lucas Ira made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.

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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grady Dalton, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
Bedford North Lawrence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for North Daviess, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8-1.
Looking ahead, Bedford North Lawrence will face off against Martinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Stars are facing the Artesians at the right time seeing as the Artesians are stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for North Daviess, they have already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat against South Spencer on the 10th.
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