North Branch had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They beat the Berkley Bears by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 8-3. That's more bragging rights for North Branch, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Berkley's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Willem Allen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Spencer Bajcz, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
North Branch's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. As for Berkley, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-18.
North Branch didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-1 victory vs. Almont on the 20th. Berkley has also already played their next contest, a 16-1 win against Avondale on the 20th.
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