It was a good run, but Chazy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They suffered a tough 16-7 defeat at the hands of the Saranac Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Chazy of the 21-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2015.
Ryan Demers and Novak Jarus stepped up to the plate in a big way. Demers went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and an RBI, while Jarus scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Jarus has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Saranac's side, Brady Blair was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Blair was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Saranac got a massive performance out of Zack Lucia, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Seth Petrashune, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Chazy's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-4. As for Saranac, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chazy is on the road again on Saturday to play Peru at 10:00 a.m. As for Saranac, they will take on Northeastern Clinton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Saranac is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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