Baseball Preview: Kirtland Hornets vs. Harvey Red Raiders
Kirtland is 10-0 against Harvey since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Kirtland Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Harvey Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Kirtland and six for Harvey.
Kirtland will head out to face Harvey after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Kirtland fell just short of Chagrin Falls by a score of 5-4.
Xavier Lasecki was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lasecki has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lasecki was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Trip Thaler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Harvey might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-2 to Bristol, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Harvey saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trent Hull, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Brandon Bildstein was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Kirtland's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6. As for Harvey, their record is now 1-15.
Everything went Kirtland's way against Harvey when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Kirtland made off with an 11-3 win. Does Kirtland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Harvey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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