In what's become a running theme this season, Concord gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They blew past the Lakeland Lakers 11-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Concord.
Braedon Messenger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Messenger was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Norwood, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Emanuel Rosa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Lakeland's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Bateman, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Concord's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Lakeland, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Concord is on the road again on Monday to play Rochester at 5:30 p.m. Concord's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Rochester's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lakeland, they will head out on the road to take on Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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