Saugus had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Castaic Coyotes. Five seems to be a good number for Saugus as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Parker Allman looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brady Yeaman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Dominick Zambrano was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Saugus is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Castaic, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-13.
Saugus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Castaic, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against El Camino Real at 11:00 a.m.
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