On Tuesday, everything went the South River Seahawks's way against the Laurel Spartans as the South River Seahawks made off with a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South River.
Derek Hooker made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Hooker was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other pitching news, Finn Mulvihill looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
Hooker wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Newman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Micaella Lindskold was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
South River now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Laurel, they have fallen quite a ways from their 17-5 record last season and are now at 1-3.
South River will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Bowie at 12:00 p.m. The last three games Bowie has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Laurel, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Wise at 4:30 p.m.
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