Holyoke had lost seven straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 0-20 to make it eight. They came up short against the Burlington Cougars, falling 14-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Dragons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Burlington, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
For Burlington's part, Zack Foose made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Foose has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Scout Humrich was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Burlington is undefeated when Humrich posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Rowdy Humrich, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
While Holyoke had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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