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| 03/28/24 - Away | 18-9 W |
| 03/25/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/28/23 - Home | 1-19 L |
| 03/27/23 - Away | 2-12 L |
| 04/23/22 - Away | 5-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Laurel is 8-2 against South Side since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rams at 4:15 p.m. Laurel has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while South Side will come in with four straight victories.
On Wednesday, Laurel came up short against Burgettstown and fell 5-2. The matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Laurel saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolton Carlson, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. Jaxson McVicker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, South Side got the win against Springdale on Thursday by a conclusive 16-1. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jacob Ziegler was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cole McCoy, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI and two runs.
South Side kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in April of 2025.
South Side's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Laurel, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
South Side's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Laurel has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for South Side, though, as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.7 strikeouts. Will Laurel keep running through batters, or will the Rams buck the trend?
Laurel got the 'W' when the teams last played back in March of 2024 against South Side by a conclusive 18-9 score. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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