The Sutter Huskies will take on the Southeast Career Tech Roadrunners in a tournament on Tuesday. Sutter will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Sutter had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Hilltop on Monday. The Huskies blew past the Lancers 11-2. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won six games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Sutter gave Devin Murphy the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Karter Johnson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits he has posted since March 7th. Jace Cummins was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Southeast Career Tech narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Poly 3-1.
Nick Collingbourne tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Southeast Career Tech is 2-1 when Collingbourne allows two or fewer earned runs, but 4-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Briggs Barlow was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Josh Hohman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Sutter's record is now 10-3. As for Southeast Career Tech, their record now sits at 6-10.
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