Baseball Game Preview: Hutchison Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 5, 2024, 2:39am

Baseball Preview: Hutchison Hawks vs. North Pole Patriots

Hutchison is 1-9 against North Pole since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hutchison Hawks will be staying on the road to face off against the North Pole Patriots at 5:30 p.m.

Hutchison's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against North Pole on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Patriots. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, Hutchison's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

For North Pole's part, they got a massive performance out of Caleb Korhonen, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Luke Hester, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.

Hutchison's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for North Pole, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-4-2.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Hutchison has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Pole struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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