North Crowley had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 7-13-1 to make it five. They lost 11-0 to the Lake Ridge Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 on Tuesday.
North Crowley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joah Ricard, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
As for Lake Ridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
On Lake Ridge's side, Hayden Jones looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Jones has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Lake Ridge got a big performance out of Thijs Fallon, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Fallon a new career-high. Jeremiah Thomas also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Coming up, North Crowley will square off against Henrietta at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lake Ridge, they will challenge Crowley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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