Northeast extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 10-16. They came up short against the East Laurens Falcons, falling 13-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 21-7 on Tuesday.
As for East Laurens, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 16-13. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won 11 matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
For East Laurens' part, Brody Kight was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Kight also tossed a walk, which is notable because East Laurens is 6-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 10-12 otherwise. Kight was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Conner Lawrence was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of East Laurens' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Grayson Edge, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one triple.
As of now, neither Northeast nor East Laurens have any future games scheduled.
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