Dublin is on a three-game streak of home losses, East Laurens a ten-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Dublin Fighting Irish will take on the East Laurens Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dublin and East Laurens are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Dublin headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but East Laurens let them put that streak behind them. Dublin put the hurt on East Laurens with a sharp 10-4 win on Tuesday. Considering Dublin's hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
For East Laurens' part, Konner Oneal made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Conner Lawrence, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, East Laurens didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 17 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Dublin's victory bumped their record up to 10-16. As for East Laurens, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
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