If Laurel was feeling good off their 12-0 takedown of Northgate last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Laurel Spartans fell just short of the New Brighton Lions by a score of 5-4 on Monday. Laurel has not had much luck with New Brighton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Laurel saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Kissick, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob McBride, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Laurel didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Brighton only tossed three.
On New Brighton's side, Jaxson Zahn was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Zahn has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Zahn was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brock Budacki was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Seth Mendenhall, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Laurel now has a losing record at 6-7. As for New Brighton, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
While Laurel had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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