Baseball Preview: Hardin Northern Polar Bears vs. Elgin Comets
Hardin Northern is 1-8 against Elgin since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hardin Northern Polar Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elgin Comets at 5:00 p.m. Hardin Northern will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Hardin Northern stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Waynesfield-Goshen onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Xander Wilson's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bo Bame was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Kruz Curtis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Elgin fell victim to Northmor and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Golden Knights. Elgin has not had much luck with Northmor recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hardin Northern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Elgin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hardin Northern has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Elgin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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