After five games on the road, Hughson is heading back home. They will take on the Argonaut Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Hughson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hughson gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Merced as Hughson made off with an 11-5 victory.
The team relied heavily on Paul Wagner, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Beau Blake was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Argonaut unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. Their tough 10-2 loss to Sonora might stick with them for a while.
Argonaut saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Scaife, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Argonaut didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sonora only tossed five.
Hughson pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for Argonaut, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.
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