Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holyoke). They came out on top against the Burlington Cougars by a score of 22-18 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
The team relied heavily on Hailey Clapper, who went 2-for-2 with five stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucinda Marrs, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Holyoke always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .673. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Burlington only posted an OBP of .512.
Holyoke's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Burlington, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season.
Holyoke will venture away from home to challenge Hershey on Monday. Holyoke is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Burlington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Limon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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