Baseball Preview: Blackhawk Cougars vs. Mohawk Area Warriors
The Blackhawk Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Mohawk Area Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blackhawk is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Blackhawk fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Beaver on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 6-5.
Blackhawk saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Smith, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Mohawk Area had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Mohawk Area, who have now won six matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Mohawk Area also got a great performance from Briar Crawford as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Jay Wrona was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Aidan Bowser was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Blackhawk's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Mohawk Area, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
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