Sault Area never let their opponents score on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles 2-0.
For Plymouth Christian Academy's part, they got a good showing from Shane Slocum, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Slocum has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Sault Area's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, their defeat ended a 16-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sault Area is on the road again on Thursday to play Traverse City West at 4:00 p.m. Traverse City West's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Sault Area's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Lutheran Northwest at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plymouth Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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