Baseball Preview: Wooster Colts vs. Hug Hawks
Wooster is 9-1 against Hug since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Wooster Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hug Hawks at 10:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wooster is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Truckee just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 8-7.
Cooper Fuss was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fuss has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fuss was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Watts was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Hug was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-0 walloping at the hands of South Tahoe.
Wooster's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-11. As for Hug, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Wooster took their win against Hug when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 15-2. Will Wooster repeat their success, or does Hug have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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