The National Trail Blazers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Jackson Center Tigers 4-3.
Mason Leal spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, National Trail's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kellen Laird, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs Laird has posted since back in April.
National Trail has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Jackson Center, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Looking ahead, National Trail will head out on the road to square off against Botkins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Jackson Center, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Troy Christian at 11:00 a.m. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season.
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