Baseball Preview: Western Panthers vs. Hamilton Heights Huskies
Western has been on the road for six straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hamilton Heights Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Tipton a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Heights came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Trailblazers 2-1.
Owen Robey tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
Western's win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Hamilton Heights, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Western was able to grind out a solid victory over Hamilton Heights in their previous matchup back in April, winning 6-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hamilton Heights' Nick Hulen, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Western still be able to contain Hulen? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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