Laurens Academy made up a huge gap compared to their last game against King Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Crusaders fell just short of the Knights by a score of 14-12 on Friday. The Crusaders haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Morgan Bolding made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 4-for-5 with three runs. Mackenzie Runyans was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two runs.
Laurens Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for King Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Laurens Academy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 22-15 defeat against Thornwell on the 27th. As for King Academy, they will take on Wardlaw Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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