Saugatuck extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 6-10. They lost 11-1 to the Galesburg-Augusta Rams. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
As for Galesburg-Augusta, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Considering they have won six contests by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Galesburg-Augusta's part, Alex Krugh made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Krugh has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. He has become a key player for Galesburg-Augusta: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 4-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, C Simmons and Nate Ewert did most of the damage at the plate: Simmons went 1-for-2 with three runs and one RBI, while Ewert went 2-for-3 with three runs and one double. Galesburg-Augusta is 5-1 when Ewert posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ayden Maine, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
While Saugatuck had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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