Baseball Recap: Hamilton Heights triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Jon Irion

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 3:45pm

Baseball Recap: Hamilton Heights Huskies vs. Western Boone Stars

Hamilton Heights can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Western Boone Stars an 8-0 shutout. For Hamilton Heights, this counts as revenge for the 8-4 loss Western Boone walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.

The team relied heavily on Jon Irion, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double.

On Western Boone's side, they got a good showing from Hunter Brose, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brose has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Hamilton Heights has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Western Boone, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.

Hamilton Heights will be playing in front of their home fans against Hamilton Southeastern at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hamilton Heights is facing Hamilton Southeastern at the right time seeing as Hamilton Southeastern is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Western Boone, they will be playing at home against Frankfort at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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