Upper Lake extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 2-7. They lost 18-2 to the St. Helena Saints. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
As for St. Helena, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-5. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For St. Helena's part, Charlie Blaum and Kai Blasingame were major factors while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Blaum struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Blasingame tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Blaum got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two runs, while Blasingame got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. St. Helena is undefeated when Blaum posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Earls, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for St. Helena: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Herdell, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Upper Lake is set to face off against their familiar foe Middletown at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, St. Helena will take on rival Fort Bragg at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Saints 3.6, the Timberwolves 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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