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| 02/26/25 - Home | 3-13 L |
| 03/23/24 - Away | 9-3 W |
| 03/07/24 - Home | 5-3 W |
| 04/05/23 - Away | 20-2 W |
| 03/29/23 - Home | 16-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Eastside is 9-1 against Hawthorne since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Eastside Rams are taking a road trip to square off against the Hawthorne Hornets at 6:00 p.m. Eastside has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 13 straight defeats, while Hawthorne will come in with three straight wins.
Eastside is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Countryside Christian on Tuesday, falling 18-10. Even if the Rams couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Eastside saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Asa Swenson, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Curtis Williams also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne hadn't done well against Bronson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Hawthorne's way against Bronson as Hawthorne made off with a 10-4 win. Considering the Hornets have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Connor Flinchum and Tison Thomas made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Flinchum struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Meanwhile, Thomas tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances. At the plate, Flinchum scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Thomas scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Branson Byrd, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. He has become a key player for Hawthorne: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody McAuley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Hawthorne always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
The victory got Hawthorne back to even at 5-5. As for Eastside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Eastside suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Hawthorne in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Eastside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
