Laurel Hill can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Bethlehem Wildcats out 8-6. This was a revenge matchup for Laurel Hill, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-6 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
Omerion Hill was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Hill has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hill was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Austin Bolton was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Weston Graves, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Bethlehem's side, Kolton Amerson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Kason Paul was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Laurel Hill's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10. As for Bethlehem, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Laurel Hill will be playing at home against Baker at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Laurel Hill has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Bethlehem, they will head out on the road to challenge Graceville at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Bethlehem is facing Graceville at the right time seeing as Graceville is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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