Grand Lake came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over the Welsh Greyhounds. The result was nothing new for Grand Lake, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Rylan Young made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Young was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Wyatt Wilkerson was incredible, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Tanner Benoit was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-6.
On Welsh's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dane Iguess, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Welsh didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grand Lake only tossed four.
The win got Grand Lake back to even at 10-10-1. As for Welsh, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season.
Grand Lake will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against DeQuincy at 1:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (DeQuincy: 3.3, Grand Lake: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Welsh, they will head out on the road to face off against Lake Arthur at 6:00 p.m. in Friday's first game.
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