Baseball Preview: Hillsdale Falcons vs. Chippewa Chipps
Hillsdale is 8-0-2 against Chippewa since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hillsdale Falcons are on the road again to play the Chippewa Chipps at 5:00 p.m. Hillsdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Hillsdale can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. Everything went their way against Rittman as Hillsdale made off with an 8-1 win.
Drake Stubbs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hillsdale let Braylen Jarvis and Brock Bower loose on the outfield. Jarvis scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Bower scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Bower is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Hoffman, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Chippewa came up short against Claymont on Saturday and fell 5-2. Chippewa has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hillsdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Chippewa, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Hillsdale took their victory against Chippewa in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hillsdale since the team 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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