Baseball Preview: Hughesville Spartans vs. Warrior Run Defenders
Hughesville is 10-0 against Warrior Run since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Hughesville Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Warrior Run Defenders at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Hughesville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Loyalsock Township just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-4 walloping at the hands of the Lancers.
Hughesville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Kiess, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Warrior Run fell victim to Mount Carmel and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the RED TORNADOES. That's two games in a row now that Warrior Run has lost by exactly ten runs.
Hughesville's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-1. As for Warrior Run, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Everything went Hughesville's way against Warrior Run in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Hughesville made off with an 8-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hughesville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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