Baseball Preview: Hartford Orioles vs. Cedarburg Bulldogs
The Hartford Orioles will head out on the road to take on the Cedarburg Bulldogs at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Hartford is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Hartford's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Grafton by a score of 3-0.
Not much got past Carter Kutz, who gave up just three hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep Grafton off the board. Kutz has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brandon Pohl, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cedarburg didn't have quite enough to beat Nicolet on Wednesday and fell 2-1.
Hartford's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Cedarburg, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Hartford skirted past Cedarburg 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Cedarburg's Tommy O'Neil, who didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hartford still be able to contain O'Neil? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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