Baseball Preview: Serena Huskers vs. Hinckley-Big Rock Royals
Serena has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Serena will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by seven) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Hinckley-Big Rock.
Carson Baker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 13 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Serena's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Faivre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Faivre has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Serena is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.
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