With a playoff game on the line, Laurens rose to the challenge on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Easley Green Wave. The victory was nothing new for Laurens as they're now sitting on eight straight.
For Easley's part, Walker Cox was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Easley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaleb Owens, who scored no runs while going 1-for-3.
Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Easley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5.
Laurens will have a chance to go back-to-back against Easley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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