Southwest extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping them down to 2-13. They lost 26-3 to the East Laurens Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Tuesday.
Nathaniel Pleas was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
As for East Laurens, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-10. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On East Laurens' side, Logan Gibson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Gibson was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. East Laurens is undefeated when Gibson posts three or more RBI, but 9-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, East Laurens got a massive performance out of Myles Burke, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI. Burke has become a key player for the Falcons: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Lawrence, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
Coincidentally, Southwest and East Laurens will both be playing Washington County the next time they take the field. The Falcons will head out to face the Golden Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Patriots will head out to face them at 4:00 p.m. on April 6.
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