Diggers
| 04/18/25 @ South Fremont | 16-0 |
| 04/12/25 vs Preston | 23-0 |
| 04/12/25 vs Preston | 22-2 |
| 04/10/25 vs Teton | 12-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs South Fremont | 15-0 |
| + 5 more games |
Sugar-Salem waltzed into their matchup on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They never let the South Fremont Cougars get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 15-0 last Tuesday.
Will Chappell and Dawson McInelly were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Chappell tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, McInelly didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Chappell a new career-high in strikeouts (two). At the plate, Chappell got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs, while McInelly went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base. McInelly has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last seven times he's played.
In other batting news, Hank Carter and Jack Gardner did most of the damage at the plate: Carter went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Gardner went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those four RBI gave Carter a new career-high. Tragen Mattson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Sugar-Salem lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now launched at least two home runs in six consecutive contests.
Sugar-Salem pushed their record up to 13-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for South Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
Looking ahead, Sugar-Salem will head out to face off against Teton at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for South Fremont, they will welcome Filer at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Cougars are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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