Holly came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the McClave Cardinals. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Holly also won the last time the pair played on Friday.
Devin Eaton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Eaton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Eaton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Dylan Tamayo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andre Salgado, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On McClave's side, Cope Meston was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Will Pacino was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Holly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for McClave, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-7.
Holly will head out on the road to challenge Burlington at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Burlington is on a three-game streak of home wins, Holly a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for McClave, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Wiley at 4:00 p.m. McClave is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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