Baseball Preview: Chardon Hilltoppers vs. North Rangers
Chardon is 10-0 against North since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Chardon Hilltoppers will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Rangers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chardon has three straight victories, North has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Chardon can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on South with a sharp 11-3 win.
Daniel Joaquin made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Joaquin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Joaquin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chardon got a massive performance out of Stone Fawcett, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Charlie Clark was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, North didn't have quite enough to beat Brush on Thursday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that North has lost by just one run.
Ashton Richardson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Even though they lost, North didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Chardon's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Chardon took their win against North in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a conclusive 11-1. Will Chardon repeat their success, or does North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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