Saegertown can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past the Maplewood Tigers 12-2. The win was nothing new for Saegertown as they're now sitting on four straight.
William Shaffer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Shaffer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Shaffer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Burchill, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Blake Leslie, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Maplewood's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landyn Reynolds, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Saegertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. As for Maplewood, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Saegertown will take on Youngsville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Saegertown is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Youngsville a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Maplewood will take on Iroquois at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Maplewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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