Lawrence had lost four straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 1-15 to make it five. They came up short against the Bangor Vikings, falling 15-1. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Vikings since on Monday.
Lucas Sinkler was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
As for Bangor, they moved to 11-11 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the match before.
On Bangor's side, Carson Pullins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Pullins also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Bangor is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-11 otherwise. Pullins was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and four runs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two).
In other batting news, Jaret McCoy and Luke Remington did most of the damage at the plate: McCoy got on base in all four of his plate appearances with six stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Remington went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. McCoy is becoming a predictor of Bangor's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 8-1 (and 3-10 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Julian Pullins, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
While Lawrence had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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