Homedale extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 18-10 in the process. They fell 6-1 to the Sugar-Salem Diggers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Diggers this season, with their most recent loss being a 8-1 defeat on Friday.
Homedale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chance Martell, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for Sugar-Salem, they pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
On Sugar-Salem's side, Dawson McInelly spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up six Ks. McInelly has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up a single earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Chappell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Chappell, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and two RBI.
As of now, neither Homedale nor Sugar-Salem have any future games scheduled.
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