Laurel Highlands extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to eight on Tuesday, dropping them down to 0-5. They fell 8-5 to the Elizabeth Forward Warriors. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 on Monday.
Michael Smith was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Noah Lion made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
As for Elizabeth Forward, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Elizabeth Forward's side, JB Crovak and Daniel Spence did most of the damage at the plate: Crovak went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Spence went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Crovak a new career-high.
Coming up, Laurel Highlands will host Brownsville at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elizabeth Forward, they will head out to square off against Yough at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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