Laurel won the last time they faced Aliquippa and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Spartans' pitchers stepped up to hand the Quips a 15-0 shutout. Considering the Spartans have won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Maddie Evans was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Jayme Weisenstein also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Spartans
| 04/09/25 vs Aliquippa | 66.7% |
| 04/07/25 @ Freedom Area | 64.5% |
| 03/21/25 @ New Castle | 46.3% |
| 03/27/25 vs Beaver | 44.4% |
| 03/24/25 vs Mohawk Area | 44.4% |
Laurel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Laurel and bumps their season record up to 5-3. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-4 Aliquippa and 0-9 Freedom Area. As for Aliquippa, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Coming up, Laurel will venture away from home to challenge Shenango at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wildcats have averaged an impressive 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Aliquippa, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Freedom Area at 4:00 p.m. The Quips are facing the Bulldogs at the right time seeing as the Bulldogs are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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