Cary-Grove dropped their record down to 19-12 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Hersey Huskies by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Trojans have suffered since April 11th.
Cary-Grove got a good showing from Dylan Dumele, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Dumele a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, Cary-Grove saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keenan Krysh, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Brock Iverson was another, going 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
As for Hersey, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-7-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games.
On Hersey's side, Chuck Meister was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Meister has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike Sokan, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Cary-Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hersey, they will challenge McHenry at 11:00 a.m. on Monday.
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