South Side lost against Laurel last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The South Side Rams wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-9 walloping at the hands of the Laurel Spartans. South Side has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Carter Wilson and jacob zeigler did some serious damage despite the final result: Wilson went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI, while zeigler went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, South Side was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laurel only hit no.
On Laurel's side, Hunter Kobialka made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off eight hits. Kobialka has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kobialka was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Kobialka wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kolton Carlson, who went 4-for-5 with a home run and five RBI.
South Side now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Laurel, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
South Side will be playing in front of their home fans against Freedom Area at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Freedom Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Laurel, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against West Middlesex at 11:00 a.m. Laurel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12 runs per game this season.
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