The Laurel Spartans will head out on the road to take on the New Brighton Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Laurel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought game, but Laurel had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against New Brighton. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Laurel in their matchups with New Brighton: they've now lost three in a row.
Laurel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Kissick, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McBride, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Laurel didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Brighton only tossed three.
Laurel now has a losing record at 6-7. As for New Brighton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Laurel has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like New Brighton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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