Chalker came tearing into Saturday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the McKinley Trojans. With that win, Chalker brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.
Nick Karr looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Logan Smallsreed was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Pack, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Chalker has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for McKinley, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Chalker is on the road again on Monday to play Harding at 5:00 p.m. Chalker is facing Harding at the right time seeing as Harding is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for McKinley, they will head out on the road to challenge Lowellville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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