Diggers
| 05/16/25 vs Marsh Valley | 13-2 |
| 05/15/25 vs Fruitland | 7-3 |
| 05/10/25 vs Homedale | 6-1 |
| 05/09/25 @ Homedale | 8-1 |
| 05/02/25 vs South Fremont | 16-6 |
| + 13 more games |
Sugar-Salem came tearing into Friday's contest with 17 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Marsh Valley Eagles with a sharp 13-2 victory. Considering the Diggers have won 16 matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Dawson McInelly made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Sugar-Salem got a massive performance out of Kace Malstrom, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Another player making a difference was Sam Chappell, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
Sugar-Salem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .382. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in three consecutive games.
Sugar-Salem's win bumped their record up to 21-4. As for Marsh Valley, with the loss, they broke their 13-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-3.
As of now, neither Sugar-Salem nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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