With a playoff game on the line, Melrose rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over the Logan Longhorns. The result was nothing new for Melrose, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Dathan Yeary was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Yeary was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Gray Brandon and Josiah Roybal did most of the damage at the plate: Brandon scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Roybal scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Roybal has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
On Logan's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaeden Stoner, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Melrose is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Logan, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.
As of now, neither Melrose nor Logan have any future games scheduled.
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