After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Notre Dame, Welsh was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cecilia Bulldogs 2-1.
Cecilia's batters probably weren't too happy with Dane Iguess, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up three walks). What's more, Iguess gave up only one hit, the fewest he's had since March 1st.
At the plate, Welsh's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Kershaw, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Welsh has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. Cecilia is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-12-1.
Coming up, Welsh will welcome Lake Arthur at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cecilia, they will venture away from home to challenge Church Point at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cecilia's pitchers better be ready for this one: Church Point has averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.
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