Emerald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Laurens Raiders, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Vikings couldn't push the score so high this time.
Emerald saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Finn Howard, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Emerald's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Laurens, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-5.
Coming up, Emerald will venture away from home to face off against Southside at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings are facing the Tigers at the right time seeing as the Tigers are stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Laurens, they will challenge Fountain Inn at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Fury have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season.
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