Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fremont). Everything went their way against the Farmington Phoenix on Tuesday as they made off with a 16-6 win. The Silverwolves haven't had any issues with the Phoenix recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Chase Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Owen Simkins
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Owen Simkins, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kurt Dahl, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Fremont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Fremont pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Farmington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Fremont will have a chance to go back-to-back against Farmington: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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