Garrett came into Saturday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights by a score of 7-4 on Saturday. This was payback for Garrett, who suffered a 10-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Luke Holcomb made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Holcomb has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Holcomb was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Parker Skelly looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Orth, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Kashen Kelham was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
On Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Mays, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isaac Zay, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Garrett's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-9.
Garrett will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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