Saranac scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Fulton Pirates 11-9. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Saranac.
For Fulton's part, Lincoln Beltinck put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Beltinck was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Parker Billings was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Bryson Sattler was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Fulton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
The victory got Saranac back to even at 2-2. As for Fulton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Saranac is on the road again on Thursday to play Laingsburg at 4:00 p.m. Laingsburg will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Saranac surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fulton, they will head out on the road to square off against Ashley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fulton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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