Kush dominant in Royals win over Maple Leafs

GUELPH — Jacob Kush delivered a dominant performance on the mound Saturday night, leading the Guelph Royals to a tight 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in Intercounty Baseball League action at David E. Hastings Stadium.
Kush struck out 10 over eight strong innings, allowing just two hits and one unearned run to earn the win. Gaku Ueda came on in the ninth, striking out two to record the save.
All the Royals’ offense came early, as Guelph pushed across a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning.
Toronto Starter Adam Jafine was solid in the loss, scattering four hits and two unearned runs over six innings while striking out three.
The win lifts Guelph back to .500 at 9-9 before visiting the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers Sunday at 2:05pm, while Toronto drops to 10-10 on the season, and hope to get back on track Sunday at 1:05pm when they visit the London Majors.