Lawrenceville entered their tilt with North Knox with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the North Knox Warriors on Friday as they made off with an 8-2 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lawrenceville also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Boston Gray made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Gray was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lawrenceville let Neilan Bickers and Jack Patterson loose on the outfield. Bickers scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Patterson went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Vennard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Lawrenceville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9-1 record this season. As for North Knox, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-9.
Lawrenceville will head out on the road to challenge Newton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Lawrenceville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Newton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Knox, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Northeast Dubois at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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