Holyoke waltzed into their contest on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Yuma Outlaws. That's two games straight that Holyoke has won by exactly five runs.
Wyatt Sprague made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Sprague has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sprague was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tyson Mosenteen was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Caden Sporhase was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Yuma's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Escobar, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Holyoke has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Yuma, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Holyoke will take on Wiggins at 3:29 p.m. on Tuesday. Wiggins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Yuma, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Brush at 3:00 p.m. Yuma is facing Brush at the right time seeing as Brush is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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