There's no place like home for Hersey, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on the Amundsen Vikings with a sharp 8-2 victory on Saturday.
Hersey got a great performance from Brad Lemke as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Will Hickey and Diego Garcia did most of the damage at the plate: Hickey scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Garcia scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Drew Phillips was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Amundsen's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Ahern, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hersey is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Amundsen, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hersey will take on Prospect at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Prospect's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Hersey's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Amundsen, they will head out on the road to challenge Taft at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Amundsen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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