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The win also improved the Cardinals to 17-5 while the Jaguars fall to 11-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo proud of our boys this week. I don\u2019t know who made the schedule that had us playing rival after rival, but I do know I sure am proud of them so far,\u201d Smith said. \u201c I know I\u2019m proud of them so far. They\u2019ve showed up every single play and to be able to not be fatigued and keep their composure coming out of the district schedule, and get a win today is impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Laurel received 4.1 innings of pitching from Jacob Culler, who had only thrown six innings in three appearances on the mound before Thursday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He limited North Laurel to only three hits and two earned runs while striking out two batters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJacob came out and threw a great game for us,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe is someone we are going to be relying on even more in the future. I am really proud of the way he threw tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keaton Creech came in relief and threw 2.2 scoreless innings, limiting the Jaguars to only one hit while striking out a batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the plate, Waylon Hensley went 2-for-2 with an RBI, and two runs scored while Creech delivered two hits, and an RBI. Reece Noble delivered two hits, and scored once while Jack Vaughn and Keaton Smith both had a hit apiece. Tyler Curry drove in a run while Will Alsip scored once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy with the way we are playing right now, but listen, any coach that\u2019s not saying they\u2019re not things that need to be fixed would be lying,\u201d Smith said. \u201cOur job right now is to continue to improve and be the best version of ourselves heading into the district tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cam Hinkle led the Jaguars with two hits while Cam Smith and Cooper Parman both had a hit apiece. Bradyn Evans drove in a run while Cooper Elza scored once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n