Cass Tech had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Farmington Falcons. That's more bragging rights for Cass Tech, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Chris Hooper was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Hooper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hooper was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ali Abdullah and Jelani Jebari did most of the damage at the plate: Abdullah scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Jebari scored a run while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Christopher Ramirez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Cass Tech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Farmington, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14.
Cass Tech is on the road again on Tuesday to play King at 4:30 p.m. Cass Tech's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so King's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Farmington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bloomfield Hills at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bloomfield Hills will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Farmington surely won't give up without a fight.
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