The North Laurel Jaguars dug themselves a 9-0 hole and never recovered, losing to Lexington Christian, 9-3.
The Eagles scored five runs in the first inning, and two more runs in the second inning before expanding their lead to 9-0 with two runs in the fourth inning.
North Laurel (5-4) scored its first runs of the game in the sixth inning to cut its deficit to 9-2, and added one more run in the seventh inning.
“We got off to a horrible start against a very good LCA team,” North Laurel coach Darrin McWhorter said. “A little bit of everything took place hits, hit batter, errors, base on balls while giving up five runs. Take that inning away we are in the game. “We just can’t have an inning like that and win against any team we play down here. We did settle down and play well after that inning which was nice to see out of our kids.”
EJ Allen finished with two hits, an RBI, and a run scored while Kyler Elza had two hits, and a run scored. Andrew Cupp had a hit, and an RBI while Chase Keen finished with a hit, and a run scored. Walt Hellard had a hit, and Blaize Jones drove in a run.
Noah Rush took the loss on the mound, allowing nine hits, and eight earned runs while striking out two batters. Cupp tossed a scoreless, and hitless sixth inning.
