Baseball Preview: Hiawatha Hawks vs. Serena Huskers
Hiawatha is 2-8 against Serena since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Hiawatha Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Serena Huskers at 10:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Hiawatha came up short against Newark and fell 12-7. Hiawatha has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Aiden Cooper made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zac Edwards, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Hiawatha was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newark only posted a batting average of .212.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Serena was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They lost 9-0 to Aurora Christian. Serena has not had much luck with Aurora Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Hiawatha's record is now 2-11. As for Serena, their record now sits at 4-11.
Hiawatha might still be hurting after the 22-0 loss they got from Serena in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Hiawatha avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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