It was a good run, but Amundsen unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 8-2 to the Hersey Huskies. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, Amundsen couldn't push the score so high this time.
Amundsen saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Ahern, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Hersey's side, they got a great performance from Brad Lemke as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Will Hickey and Diego Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Hickey scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Garcia scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Pflomm, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Amundsen's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-10. As for Hersey, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Amundsen will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Taft at 4:30 p.m. Amundsen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. As for Hersey, they will head out on the road to square off against Prospect at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Prospect's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Hersey's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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