Eureka barely beat Del Norte the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Loggers were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over the Warriors on Saturday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 23, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Eureka got a great performance from Ty Crawford as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Crawford has become a key player for the Loggers: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7 otherwise.
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At the plate, Michael Jewell was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Williams, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Eureka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Eureka moved to 5-8 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Del Norte, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 11-5-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Warriors beat Eureka by a score of 4-3 later that day.
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