The Hunt Warriors will challenge the J.H. Rose Rampants on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Hunt sitting on four straight wins and J.H. Rose on eight.
Hunt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cedar Ridge a 2-0 shutout.
Stone Massey looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
Will Doll
| 05/06/25 @ Cedar Ridge | 2 |
| 05/01/25 @ Fike | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Smithfield-Selma | 1 |
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At the plate, Hunt let Will Doll and Angel Saldona run wild. Doll went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI, while Saldona went 2-for-3 with two runs. Those two doubles gave Doll a new career-high.
Meanwhile, J.H. Rose made easy work of Williams on Tuesday and carried off a 15-0 victory. The Rampants might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
Josh Roberson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Roberson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
In other pitching news, Owen Hardee looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Parker Watson was incredible, firing off two home runs and eight RBI while going 3-for-3. Ethan Simmons was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
J.H. Rose's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Hunt, their record is now 17-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hunt has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like J.H. Rose struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Hunt suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to J.H. Rose when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
