While Laurel put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Northgate. The Laurel Spartans were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over the Northgate Flames. The win made it back-to-back victories for Laurel.
Luca Santini made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Santini has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Santini was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Jacob McBride was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Will Zwolenik was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
The win got Laurel back to even at 6-6. As for Northgate, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Laurel will look to defend their home field on Monday against New Brighton at 4:15 p.m. New Brighton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Northgate, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against South Side at 4:00 p.m. Northgate has given up an average of 13 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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