Memorial Day can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They came out on top against the St. Andrew's Lions by a score of 6-3. This was payback for Memorial Day, who suffered a 10-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
William Hawkins was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Hawkins was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Hawkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Blackmon, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Memorial Day's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7. As for St. Andrew's, they dropped their record down to 1-24 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Memorial Day will have a chance to go back-to-back against St. Andrew's: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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