Braves enter week perfect in NW2B baseball play

La Conner High split a twinbill at Orcas last week but won the game that mattered most.

La Conner, behind a three-hit, route-going effort from starting pitcher Max Miller, blanked the hosts 4-0 in the opener of a league doubleheader in which only the results of the first game count in NW2B standings.

Orcas came back to win the nightcap 6-2.

The Braves on Thursday improved to 2-0 in league action with a second shutout victory, this time by a football-like final score of 29-0.

The win at Orcas was indeed a gem. The two clubs were locked in a scoreless tie until the top of the fourth inning, when...