Lawrence North had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Hamilton Southeastern Royals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lawrence North also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2022.
Wyatt Bastin looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brock Taulman, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matthew Cunningham, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Hamilton Southeastern's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Colbert, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Hamilton Southeastern didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrence North only tossed three.
Lawrence North pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season.
Lawrence North will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against University at 5:30 p.m. Lawrence North's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so University's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they will head out on the road to square off against Noblesville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Noblesville will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Hamilton Southeastern surely won't give up without a fight.
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