For the second straight game, Sugar-Salem will face off against Homedale. The Diggers will be taking part in a tournament against the Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sugar-Salem has 15 straight wins, Homedale has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sugar-Salem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Homedale, who was ranked 15th at the time (Sugar-Salem was ranked 24th). The Diggers put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 8-1 victory on Friday. Considering the Diggers have won 15 contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kace Malstrom made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tragen Mattson, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Dawson McInelly, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Sugar-Salem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in ten consecutive games.
Sugar-Salem's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Homedale, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9.
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