Laconia dropped their record down to 13-3 on Thursday, which also ended the team's six-game streak of wins at home. They fell 6-1 to the St. Mary's Springs Ledgers. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
As for St. Mary's Springs, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For St. Mary's Springs' part, Jaxon Sabel and Ben Anderson made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Sabel tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Anderson struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. St. Mary's Springs is 3-1 when Anderson allows three or fewer hits, but 3-6 otherwise. At bat, Sabel went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run, while Anderson went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Killian Stoffel, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Carter Bartelt also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
When Laconia and St. Mary's Springs next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Spartans will try to stop Mayville's six-game winning streak when they meet at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Laconia 3, the Cardinals 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, St. Mary's Springs will take on Horicon and their five-game winning streak at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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