Fort Cherry had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the California Trojans. That's two games straight that Fort Cherry has won by exactly two runs.
Ryan Huey made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Huey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time he's pitched this season. Huey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Matt Sieg was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Fort Cherry pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for California, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Fort Cherry will have a chance to go back-to-back against California: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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