Loyalton entered their tilt with Princeton with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Princeton Eagles on Thursday as they made off with a 20-1 victory. Loyalton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by seven runs or more this season.
Cooper Holland was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Holland has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Holland was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Loyalton got a massive performance out of Ryland Martinetti, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Martinetti has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Gus Petterson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Loyalton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5-1 record this season. As for Princeton, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Loyalton beat Princeton by a score of 11-1 later that day.
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