Diggers
| 05/15/25 vs Fruitland | 7-3 |
| 05/10/25 vs Homedale | 6-1 |
| 05/09/25 @ Homedale | 8-1 |
| 05/02/25 vs South Fremont | 16-6 |
| 05/02/25 vs South Fremont | 12-1 |
| + 12 more games |
Sugar-Salem faced Fruitland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Diggers walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Grizzlies. Winning may never get old, but the Diggers sure are getting used to it with their 17th in a row.
Jack Gardner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Dawson McInelly, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Tragen Mattson was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Sugar-Salem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in 12 consecutive games.
Sugar-Salem's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Fruitland, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 26-1.
Coming up, Sugar-Salem will challenge Marsh Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Diggers 2.7, the Eagles 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Fruitland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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