The Laurel Golden Tornadoes will be playing at home against the Stone Tomcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Laurel has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight, while Stone will come in with nine straight wins.
On Thursday, Laurel suffered a tough 16-1 loss at the hands of Stone.
For Stone's part, Connor Tice was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Tice was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Daylon Collins was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hunter Parker, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Laurel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Stone, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8-1 record this season.
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