Baseball Preview: Hill-McCloy Rams vs. New Lothrop Hornets
Hill-McCloy has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Monday. They will challenge the New Lothrop Hornets at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Hill-McCloy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs back in April, they were much more limited against Webberville back in April. They lost 12-2 to the Spartans. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Hill-McCloy has scored all season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but New Lothrop had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Lakeville on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that New Lothrop has lost by exactly two runs.
New Lothrop saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ty Olsen, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Michael Schlachter was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Hill-McCloy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for New Lothrop, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9-1.
Hill-McCloy came out on top in a nail-biter against New Lothrop when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hill-McCloy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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