The Laurens Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Daniel Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Laurens' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Daniel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Laurens took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Blue Ridge by a score of 7-3.
Meanwhile, Daniel sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Laurens. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.
Luke Turner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Jasean Perry was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Quint Cumbie, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Daniel, their win bumped their record up to 20-7.
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