There's no place like home for Midlakes, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders a 2-0 shutout on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Midlakes, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Emma LaBour's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Midlakes saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katelyn Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Turner, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Midlakes' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Palmyra-Macedon, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Midlakes will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Geneva at 7:00 p.m. As for Palmyra-Macedon, they will head out on the road to take on Clyde-Savannah at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Clyde-Savannah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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