Holyoke extended their losing streak to 16 on Saturday, dropping them down to 1-18. They came up short against the Burlington Cougars, falling 12-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-2 on Saturday.
Holyoke saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cozner Deaver Ring, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Burlington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games.
On Burlington's side, Kevin Salgado was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Salgado also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Burlington is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 4-11 otherwise. Salgado was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Burlington got a big performance out of Daxton Skarphol, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Scout Humrich, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Holyoke has already played their next matchup (against Sedgwick County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Burlington, they have also already played their next game, a 15-0 loss against Las Animas on the 5th.
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