Laker had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over the East Jordan Red Devils. Laker's victory was all the more impressive since East Jordan was averaging only 3.8 runs allowed on the season.
For East Jordan's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Korbyn Russell, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Laker pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for East Jordan, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-11-1.
Laker will head out on the road to take on Caro at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Laker: 3.3, Caro: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for East Jordan, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-3 victory vs. Pellston on the 23rd.
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