East Laurens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat. They fell just short of the Dublin Fighting Irish by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to East Laurens of the 10-4 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Konner Oneal was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, East Laurens didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 18 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Dublin's side, they got a great performance from Landyn Horne as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyrese Robinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Guyton, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
East Laurens' defeat dropped their record down to 3-22. As for Dublin, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-16.
While East Laurens had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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