Laurel was the 14-4 winner over Northwestern when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Laurel Spartans fell just short of the Northwestern Wildcats by a score of 7-6 on Friday.
For Northwestern's part, Alberto Weaver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Weaver was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elias Medina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. John Rosario was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Laurel's loss dropped their record down to 14-6-1. As for Northwestern, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Laurel is on the road again on Saturday to play Wise at 4:30 p.m. Laurel's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Wise's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northwestern, they will be playing in front of their home fans against High Point at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Northwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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