After a string of four wins, Laughlin's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 19-1 walloping at the hands of the Mohave Accelerated Patriots. Laughlin was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matches prior) but Mohave Accelerated's pitchers proved too tough.
For Mohave Accelerated's part, Jacek Smogoleski was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Smogoleski was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Mohave Accelerated got a massive performance out of Matt Brennan, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Tanner Picard, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Laughlin's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Mohave Accelerated, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-14.
Laughlin has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome GV Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mohave Accelerated, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Salome at 4:00 p.m. Mohave Accelerated is facing Salome at the right time seeing as Salome is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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