Baseball Recap: Holy Savior Menard Eagles vs. Dunham Tigers
Holy Savior Menard came tearing into Thursday's contest with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Dunham Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Holy Savior Menard, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Coen Laroux spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Holy Savior Menard saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Case Butterfield, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Drake Aldredge, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Dunham's side, Logan Sorrel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Sorrel has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings every time he's pitched this season.
Even though they lost, Dunham didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Savior Menard didn't tossed any.
Holy Savior Menard is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 23-8 record this season. As for Dunham, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-13.
Holy Savior Menard will have a chance to go back-to-back against Dunham: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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