Laughlin was the 8-7 winner over Mohave Accelerated when they last played one another back in April of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Laughlin Cougars suffered a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of the Mohave Accelerated Patriots on Tuesday.
For Mohave Accelerated's part, Cash Keller and Jacek Smogoleski were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Keller tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Smogoleski tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Keller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Keller scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Smogoleski scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mohave Accelerated got a massive performance out of Bradley Coe, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Nic Childs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Laughlin's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mohave Accelerated, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10.
Laughlin will head out on the road to square off against Needles at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mohave Accelerated, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Trivium Prep at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mohave Accelerated is facing Trivium Prep at the right time seeing as Trivium Prep is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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