Baseball Recap: Logan Longhorns vs. Melrose Buffaloes
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Logan ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Melrose Buffaloes. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Logan has scored all year.
Kaeden Stoner made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over eight innings pitched. Stoner has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Stoner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mason Wallin was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
On Melrose's side, Mike Cardonita spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Melrose saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gray Brandon, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Melrose didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Logan's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Melrose, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Logan by a score of 4-2 later that day.
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