Stone entered their tilt with Laurel with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Laurel Golden Tornadoes on Thursday as they made off with a 16-1 win. Stone's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Connor Tice made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Tice was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Daylon Collins was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Anderson Hickman was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Stone has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8-1 record this season. As for Laurel, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Stone will have a chance to go back-to-back against Laurel: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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