Steilacoom fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Fife on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-3 on Tuesday.
Jason Hugo
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Jason Hugo made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and three runs. He has become a key player for Steilacoom: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-4 otherwise. Chase Keeter also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Steilacoom and nudges their season record down to 2-5. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Fife, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Steilacoom will host Orting at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cardinals' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Sentinels' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Fife, they will be playing at home against Eatonville at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Cruisers have now posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups.
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