It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Middletown North ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Kennedy Memorial Mustangs. Winning may never get old, but Middletown North sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
For Kennedy Memorial's part, Grant Lorentzen was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Lorentzen was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Lorentzen wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Luis Pimentel-Amaro, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Middletown North has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Kennedy Memorial, they dropped their record down to 8-9 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Middletown North will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Howell at 4:00 p.m. Middletown North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Howell's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Kennedy Memorial, they will head out on the road to square off against Union City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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