Baseball Recap: Sugar-Salem Diggers vs. South Fremont Cougars
Sugar-Salem entered their tilt with South Fremont with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They put the hurt on the South Fremont Cougars with a sharp 14-4 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for Sugar-Salem, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Jackson Gardner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Gardner has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Gardner was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, Carson Harris was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Dawson McInelly, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On South Fremont's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Hammond, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Miller, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Sugar-Salem pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Fremont, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-12 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Sugar-Salem beat South Fremont by a score of 14-7 later that day.
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