Tooele extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 6-17 in the process. They fell 5-1 to the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Soaring Eagle this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-3 on Tuesday.
As for Juan Diego Catholic, they pushed their record up to 12-11 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games.
For Juan Diego Catholic's part, Castle Huggard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Huggard has become a key player for Juan Diego Catholic: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 9-10 otherwise. Huggard was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run.
In other batting news, Tage McKinley was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since April 1st. Maddox Lahue also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
While Tooele had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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