Laurel waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the West Middlesex Big Reds. This was payback for Laurel, who suffered an 11-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ryan Michaels was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Braydon Faulkner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On West Middlesex's side, Tyler Blanton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Laurel's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for West Middlesex, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Laurel will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Laurel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season. As for West Middlesex, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Reynolds at 4:00 p.m. on April 10th. West Middlesex has given up an average of 6.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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