Saugus had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Ventura Cougars on Monday, sneaking past 4-3.
Kaleb Haag tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Banning Sheff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Coming up, Saugus will face off against Hueneme at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Ventura, they are headed away from home for the first time to square off against Chaminade at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ventura has now lost eight straight dating back to last season, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 6.
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