Holyoke extended their losing streak to 18 on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-20. They lost 10-0 to the Yuma Indians. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 on Thursday.
As for Yuma, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 17-4. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won nine games by eight runs or more so far this season.
For Yuma's part, Ty Weathers looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Weathers a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Lennox Huwa was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Marvin Duarte, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Holyoke does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Yuma, they will head out to square off against Burlington at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.32 runs per game on average), something the Indians will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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