Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loris). They blew past the Mullins Auctioneers 30-3 on Wednesday. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Auctioneers, too.
Keaton Dew made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dew was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Noah Fowler looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024.
McKinley Ray
| 03/19/25 @ Mullins | 4 |
| 03/12/25 @ Marion | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Myrtle Beach | 1 |
| 04/24/24 @ Marion | 1 |
| 04/09/24 @ Waccamaw | 1 |
Back at the plate, Loris got a massive performance out of McKinley Ray, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Ray a new career-high in RBI (four). Another player making a difference was Hunter Watts, who scored five runs and stole Six bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Loris kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mullins only managed one hit.
The victory made it two in a row for Loris and bumps their season record up to 5-3. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.0 runs over those games. As for Mullins, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Looking ahead, Loris will venture away from home to take on Aynor at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mullins, they will square off against Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mullins has given up an average of 17 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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