Melvindale extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 13-9 in the process. They came up short against the Trenton Trojans, falling 11-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-1 on Saturday.
As for Trenton, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-3. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
For Trenton's part, Brendan Wright looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Wright a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Trenton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashton Rooney, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Rooney has posted over his last 15 matchups. Carson Boike was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Looking ahead, Melvindale will be playing at home against Robichaud at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.33 runs per game on average), something the Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Trenton, they are taking a road trip to challenge Anderson at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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