Baseball Recap: Hamilton Heights Huskies vs. Madison-Grant Argylls
Hamilton Heights put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against the Madison-Grant Argylls as the Hamilton Heights Huskies made off with an 8-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Hamilton Heights, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Nick Hulen made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Hulen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hulen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jon Irion was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Pheonix Vondersaar was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
On Madison-Grant's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brock Barnhart, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Hamilton Heights' win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Madison-Grant, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Hamilton Heights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against McCutcheon at 5:30 p.m. As for Madison-Grant, they will head out on the road to square off against Frankton at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison-Grant's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Frankton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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