Stigler waltzed into their game on Friday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Holland Hall Dutch. Stigler might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matches by six runs or more this season.
Jacob Murrell spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Jace Bush was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Mccarter, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Stigler has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season. As for Holland Hall, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-16.
Stigler will head out on the road to square off against Salina at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Salina is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Stigler a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Holland Hall will take on Ketchum at TBD on Saturday. Ketchum's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Holland Hall's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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